Kyiv, Feb 2 (.) Unverified Starlink terminals operating on Ukrainian territory will be disconnected, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said on Monday.
“Unverified Starlink terminals will be disabled,” Fedorov wrote on Telegram, commenting on the Starlink satellite communication system’s functioning in Ukraine.
On January 29, Fedorov said that the Ukrainian Defense Ministry and SpaceX had started “working on a solution” to use the Starlink satellite network on the front lines, allegedly to counter Russian drones. Fedorov thanked US entrepreneur Elon Musk on social media for SpaceX’s efforts to help find a solution.
Starlink is a satellite network of Musk’s SpaceX, designed to provide global broadband coverage.
The Defense Ministry will release step-by-step instructions in the coming days.
“Ukraine, together with Starlink, has already taken the first steps, and they’ve delivered quick results in fighting Russian drones. The next step is implementing a system that allows only authorized terminals to operate within Ukraine,” Fedorov said.
He promised that the registration process would be simple, fast, and user-friendly. Fedorov also thanked Starlink and SpaceX for their cooperation and “proactive support for Ukrainians.”
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk confirmed the initiative’s impact on the same day, stating that his company’s measures to stop Russia from using Starlink on its drones “have worked.”
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