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New Reports Reveal Musk Ordered Starlink Blackout During Ukraine Counteroffensive
- In late September 2022, Elon Musk ordered a Starlink shutdown, affecting Kherson communications during Ukraine’s counteroffensive, Reuters reported.
- Amid the counteroffensive, Musk reportedly feared Ukrainian advances could prompt nuclear retaliation, sources told Reuters.
- At least 100 terminals went dark, halting drone surveillance, battlefield communication, and key artillery strikes, reports said.
- A military official told Reuters that the encirclement stalled entirely, and sources told Reuters that U.S. military and foreign policy officials were unsettled by the restriction.
- Diversifying access to satellite internet and alternative communication technologies, the future of conflict resilience depends on it, warns experts.
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Elon Musk Ordered Starlink Shutdown In Ukraine During Its Counterattack On Russia In 2022: Report
Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, reportedly ordered a shutdown of Starlink satellite service during a critical phase of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia, potentially impacting the outcome of the conflict.
Elon Musk ordered shutdown of Starlink satellite service in Sept 2022 as Ukraine retook territory from Russia
Musk had told a senior engineer at the California offices of SpaceX, the venture that controls Starlink, to cut coverage in areas including Kherson, a strategic region north of the Black Sea that Ukraine was trying to reclaim
With thousands of satellites, the Starlink system is designed to provide fast Internet anywhere in the world. However, a software problem caused hours of problems.
Billionaire Elon Musk has ordered the shutdown of Starlink satellite services over part of Ukraine's Kherson region after...
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