The forces of the Donetsk People’s Republic succeeded in capturing Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink satellite Internet stations, which are used by Ukrainian forces.
And the former CEO of Ross Cosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, revealed that the militants of the Donetsk Republic managed to capture the stations of the Starlink system of the American businessman Elon Musk, which the Ukrainian forces use for communication.
“Space communications are a special topic,” Rogozin said. “We know the benefits and harms we have received from the Starlink satellite communications systems used by Ukrainian troops. These are the same devices, the same user equipment.” And by the way, we did it.”
And the Starlink service is a project that aims to provide Internet services through a huge network of satellites aimed at people living in remote areas who do not have access to high-speed Internet, and this network has proven to be exceptionally effective in assisting the Ukrainian forces. . in the conditions of a special military operation, Ensuring the communication of more than one device in combat conditions.
CNN previously reported that a lack of funding has led to the closure of 1,300 Starlink stations in Ukraine since October 24.
She pointed out that about 25 thousand stations operate in Ukraine, and the cost of servicing each of them is from 2.5 to 4.5 thousand dollars a month.
She added that although Elon Musk said that he was ready to provide communication services at his own expense, the bulk of payments are provided by the Ukrainian authorities, and recently it has become difficult for Kyiv to allocate funds for these purposes.
Source: News + RT
