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Russian forces adapt drone war tech after Starlink cut off

Russian forces are continuing a battlefield air interdiction campaign against Ukrainian military and civilian targets while testing alternatives to Starlink to control drones, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on March 18.

19 March, 09:23 AM

Russia’s fighting capacity will continue to degrade in 2026 — Michael Kofman

As Russia continues to take unsustainable personnel losses on the battlefield, Ukraine’s growing “middle strike” capabilities could cripple enemy frontline logistics, U.S. military analyst Michael Kofman told NV Radio on March 17.

19 March, 12:48 AM

SpaceX told ‘use Starlink for anything to help Ukraine’

Elon Musk’s motivation for cutting off Russian troops from his Starlink satellite internet service remains unclear, journalist Simon Shuster wrote in The Atlantic on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:50 PM

Southern counteroffensive was not linked to Starlink block – Zelenskyy

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the success of Ukraine’s southern offensive was not linked to any blocking of Starlink for Russian forces, noting the operation began earlier, in an interview with Tagesschau on Feb. 23.

24 February, 02:47 PM

Ukraine inches forward in southern Ukraine as Russia struggles without Starlink

Ukrainian forces have liberated about 300 square kilometers in southern Ukraine during recent counterattacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an interview with AFP on Feb. 20.

21 February, 02:04 AM

Ukraine reclaims 201 square kilometers in five days

Ukraine liberated 201 square kilometers of its territory from Russian forces last week — its largest gain in two and a half years, AFP reported on Feb. 16, citing data from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

17 February, 08:46 AM

Ukraine reclaims 201 square kilometers in five days as Russia struggles without Starlink

Ukraine’s defense forces regained 201 square kilometers of territory between Feb. 11 and Feb. 15, their fastest pace of advance since mid-2023, AFP reported on Feb. 16, citing an analysis by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).

17 February, 02:03 AM

ISW: Ukraine counterattacks amid Russian comms blackout

Ukrainian forces are conducting localized counterattacks near the administrative border of Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhya oblasts, taking advantage of disrupted Russian communications caused by the blocking of Starlink and Telegram, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) reported on Feb. 12.

13 February, 11:22 AM

Russia recruits Ukrainians to bypass Starlink restrictions, SBU warns

Russian agents are looking for Ukrainians to register Starlink satellite internet terminals to resume their use on the frontlines, Ukraine’s SBU security service said on Feb. 12.

12 February, 09:51 PM

Moscow rushes to replace Starlink with substitutes

Russia is urgently supplying various satellite internet terminals to the front, hoping to replace Starlink after Kyiv and SpaceX found a way to prevent Russian troops from using the service, Serhii Beskrestnov, an advisor to Ukraine’s Defense Ministry, said in a Telegram post on Feb. 9.

10 February, 03:23 AM

Loss of Starlink and weather reduce Russian assaults in Northern Ukraine

Russian invaders continue to apply pressure along Ukraine’s northern border but have made no operational breakthroughs or achieved significant gains, as disruptions to Starlink satellite communications have emerged as a key factor reducing the effectiveness of Russian assaults, Ukraine’s Joint Forces Group of the Armed Forces reported on Feb. 8.

8 February, 11:58 AM

Russian drones on Mesh networks pose new challenge after Starlink blockade – Flash

After Ukraine succeeded in blocking Starlink terminals used by Russia’s occupying forces, one of the next challenges for the Defense Forces is countering the online control of Russian drones operating on mesh networks, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to the Defense Ministry known by the call sign Flash, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 8.

8 February, 10:15 AM

Russia tries to reactivate blocked Starlink terminals

Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov, known by the call sign Flash, said Russian forces are trying to find ways to reactivate Starlink terminals that were recently blocked for their use on Feb. 7.

7 February, 07:46 PM

Russia’s tactics cause massive losses in push toward Pokrovsk — Ukrainian colonel

Col. Volodymyr Polevyi, head of communications for the 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces, said Ukrainian troops are carrying out a gradual withdrawal on the Pokrovsk front, while Russian forces are sustaining heavy losses and facing blocked Starlink access, he told Radio NV in an interview on Feb. 7.

7 February, 02:16 PM

Starlink shutdown exposed scale of Russian dependence on the system – Flash

Starlink terminals were such a “simple and ideal” technology for Russian forces that only their shutdown revealed the scale of occupiers’ dependence on the system, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 5, adding that Ukrainian intelligence reported widespread panic among Russian troops and halted assault operations on several fronts after the cutoff.

7 February, 10:15 AM

Russian troops wipe out their own assault unit amid Starlink collapse

Russian occupation forces struck their own troops as a result of Starlink terminal outage on the Zaporizhzhya Oblast axis, ATESH partisan movement reported on Feb. 6.

6 February, 11:25 AM

Starlink block may reduce Russian strikes on railways and Pokrovsk-Pavlohrad route – ISW

Ukraine’s efforts to block Russian Starlink terminals and register its own devices are likely to degrade Russia’s ability to conduct strike campaigns against Ukrainian rear logistics near the front at the same scale and depth as before, the Institute for the Study of War said in a report, citing data on Russian Starlink shutdowns and comments by Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov Feb. 6.

6 February, 10:39 AM

Russian battlefield operations crippled after Starlink service cut

After Kyiv and SpaceX adopted a whitelist of Starlink terminals allowed to operate on Ukrainian territory, the intensity of Russian attacks on the front has dropped notably, Suspilne public broadcaster reported on Feb. 5.

5 February, 11:28 PM

Fedorov confirms Starlink terminals used by Russian forces have been blocked

Ukraine’s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Starlink terminals that Russian forces had been using in the war against Ukraine have been blocked, adding that registration of Ukrainian terminals is ongoing, he wrote on Telegram on Feb. 5.

5 February, 01:57 PM

Starlink cut off halts Russian frontline assaults

Russian troops have reportedly halted assaults on multiple sections of the front after losing access to Starlink satellite communications, an advisor to Ukraine’s Defense Minister on technological issues, Serhiy Beskrestnov (call sign Flesh) reported on Telegram on Feb. 5.

5 February, 11:02 AM

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