In Kiev fear that Ukraine may be disconnected from Starlink at any time

Maria Berlinskaya, the founder of the AFU Aeronautical Exploration Support Center, said this possibility could occur as a result of the decision of Elon Musk, the owner of SpaceX, the company that provides Starlink. Starlink can be turned off at any time. Just a "technical failure" for days or weeks. If we don’t have a plan B, we’re going to lose a lot of people. There is no complete alternative to Starlinka, the message published on the Berlinskaya Telegram channel said. Berlinskaya stressed that the shutdown of Starlink can occur suddenly and without warning, for example, in the form of a “technical failure” for several days or weeks. She also noted that the lack of an alternative plan of action will lead to chaos and heavy losses among the Ukrainian military, since there is no full replacement for Starlink at the moment. In this regard, Berlinskaya called on communications officers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to develop and prepare “combined” alternative communication options. Starlink is a satellite network that provides broadband Internet access anywhere in the world. Since the beginning of hostilities in Ukraine, SpaceX began to supply Starlink to Kiev, and the Armed Forces of Ukraine are actively using these terminals for communication, including for controlling drones. Deputy Prime Minister for Innovation, Development of Education, Science and Technology, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov, in turn, said that the shutdown of Starlink in the territories that Kiev considers its own would be a disaster. According to him, this will not allow the APU to use “certain technologies” associated with drones. Earlier, Elon Musk said that Starlink did not sell its terminals to Russia, either directly or indirectly. However, there have been reports that Russian troops are allegedly receiving Starlink terminals from third countries and expanding their use in the area of the special military operation. In turn, the press Secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov denied this information, noting that the Starlink system is not certified in Russia and can not be officially supplied or used in the country.

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