Since 2023, there has been a lot of data about the use of Starlink Internet by the Russian occupying forces along the front line. This creates certain problems for the defense forces of Ukraine.
Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he discussed the issue with SpaceX founder Elon Musk even before it gained public resonance.
“We looked, analyzed the case, which was just in Israel, when the escalation of the conflict in Gaza began now. How did they get out of such a situation. We found a suitable algorithm, offered SpaceX, and now we have a clear communication about how to make sure that there are no such cases,” Fedorov said.
He added that SpaceX has the ability to disable the Starlink terminals in the temporarily occupied territory of Ukraine, “but it will also be catastrophic for us.”
“We need Starlink to work there because there are certain technologies that are used that are also important to us. They are related to drones. There’s another way to make our Starlinks work, and the Starlinks that actually appear there in a different way, don’t work. And now we are working with SpaceX,” the minister emphasized.
At the same time, Fedorov does not believe in the existence of a connection between the fact that Starlink terminals appeared in the Russian army and the way Elon Musk is now commenting on the Russian-Ukrainian war.
“It was logical that they would start purchasing and importing them through third countries. They had Starlink, they were already imported, it’s just that now it has become public, there are a little more of them. That is, probably one of their entrepreneurs began to monetize it, and it took on a separate life. Technologically, it is necessary to exclude Starlink, which they use, and make sure that ours continue to work,” Fedorov added.
Source: suspilne
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