In early February, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reached an agreement with the American company SpaceX to block . It should be remembered that this is a high-speed satellite internet service.
In this vein, kyiv has recently denounced that Moscow is blackmailing relatives of with the aim of registering terminals on said platform in your name.
“Seeking a way out of the difficult situation they found themselves in, the occupiers turned their attention to the families of the prisoners. “There have been cases of threats and demands for official registration of Starlink terminals”states the Ukrainian government, according to what was published by .
The relevance of communication in war
Russian forces are looking for every possible way to restore their communication flow. Sanctions by companies such as SpaceX itself or
Effective communication is extremely key when coordinating movements on the battlefield, especially in the dynamics of modern warfare, where accurate and timely data is essential to execute successful offensives.
“For the enemy, Starlink is so important that they have deployed an entire network to search for traitors who are willing to register Starlink with the Central Administrative Service“wrote Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov, drone analyst and advisor
Beskrestnov himself detailed that lThe Russian militia is offering up to $230 to register a single terminal; This sum is equivalent to one third of the average salary in Ukraine.
“It’s about to suddenly become clear that units cannot operate effectively without communications. That will be news to some in high places,” wrote one blogger, under the username Belarusian Silovik.
Therefore, Ukraine seeks to punish traitors. “If the terminal is used it destroys infrastructure and takes lives, and“The fact of registering the terminal by a citizen of Ukraine is grounds for criminal prosecution.”maintains the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War.
