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The Ukrainian government, led by Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, reached out to Elon Musk in 2022 for help restoring communications after Russia's invasion damaged Ukraine's telecom infrastructure. In response, SpaceX activated Starlink services in Ukraine and shipped terminals, which were initially used to restore connectivity for civilians but soon became crucial for the military as well. The article reports that thousands of drones are now deployed by Ukraine every month, with some even reaching targets inside Russia. As a result, Russia is attempting to jam Starlink signals, indicating the service's integral role in Ukraine's war effort.
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Russia’s latest attempts to jam Starlink are about more than disrupting an internet service.
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attempts → jam → service
They reflect a larger shift in the Ukraine war.
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They → reflect → war
Over the last three years, Starlink has become deeply embedded in how Ukraine fights.
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Ukraine → become → years
It sits behind drone operations, battlefield communications, and command networks that stretch across hundreds of kilometres of the front.
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that → sit → front
That is why Russia is now trying to interfere with it.
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Russia → try → it
When Russian forces launched their full-scale invasion in February 2022, one of the first casualties was Ukraine’s communications network.
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one → launch → casualties
Mobile towers were damaged, fibre-optic lines were cut, and internet services became unreliable in many parts of the country.
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services → damage → country
A cyberattack on the Viasat satellite network, carried out around the start of the invasion, only added to the disruption.
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cyberattack → carry → disruption
Ukraine needed a communications system that could survive the war.
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that → need → war
Within days, Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov appealed publicly to Elon Musk for Starlink terminals.
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Fedorov → appeal → terminals
SpaceX responded by activating the service in Ukraine and shipping the first terminals.
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SpaceX → respond → terminals
They were initially used to restore connectivity for government offices, hospitals, and emergency responders.
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They → use → offices
At that stage, Starlink was solving a civilian problem.
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Starlink → solve → problem
The military found uses for it almost immediately.
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military → find → it
Russian missile strikes repeatedly knocked down telecom infrastructure.
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strikes → knock → infrastructure
Units moving along different parts of the front struggled to stay connected.
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Units → move → front
Starlink offered something conventional networks could not.
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networks → offer → something
As long as a terminal had power and a clear view of the sky, it could remain online even when nearby communications infrastructure had been destroyed.
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infrastructure → have → sky
By the second half of 2022, Starlink terminals had become common behind Ukrainian positions.
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terminals → become → positions
Drone crews carried them.
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crews → carry → them
Command posts depended on them.
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posts → depend → them
Logistics units moving ammunition and supplies used them as well.
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units → move → them
It was not planned that way in the beginning.
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The network simply kept finding new roles as the war evolved.
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war → keep → roles
That process has continued ever since.
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process → continue → ?
The most clear example is Ukraine’s expanding use of drones.
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example → expand → drones
In the early months of the invasion, drones were largely used to watch Russian troop movements and adjust artillery fire.
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drones → use → fire
They still do that, but the scale has changed.
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scale → do → that
Ukraine now deploys thousands of drones every month.
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Ukraine → deploy → drones
Small first-person-view drones attack trenches, armoured vehicles, and infantry positions.
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drones → attack → trenches
Larger drones strike fuel depots, ammunition dumps, and command centres well behind the front.
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drones → strike → front
Maritime drones have pushed much of Russia’s Black Sea Fleet away from Crimea.
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drones → push → Crimea
Long-range drones are increasingly reaching military targets inside Russia.
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drones → reach → Russia
Every operation begins with information.
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operation → begin → information
A reconnaissance drone identifies a target.
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drone → identify → target
A video of the target is sent to a command post.
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video → send → post
Coordinates are verified and passed to an artillery battery or another drone team.
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Coordinates → verify → battery
Another drone may remain overhead to assess the strike or direct follow-up fire.
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drone → remain → fire
That exchange of information happens constantly across the front.
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exchange → happen → front
It has to be fast.
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It → have → ?
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