SBU Detains Agent for Activating 1,000 Starlinks for Russia
The SBU says the suspect used proxy identities and postal branches to expand a scheme that left 1,000 terminals blocked.
- On Monday, July 20, 2026, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a resident of Dnipro accused of illegally activating more than 1,000 Starlink terminals for Russia.
- Recruited by Russian intelligence via Telegram, the suspect mass-activated satellite systems using personal data from proxy individuals at various postal branches across the region.
- Russian forces utilize these smuggled terminals to maintain secure frontline communications, coordinate missile and drone strikes, and detect Ukrainian electronic warfare installations.
- Authorities blocked all 1,000 terminals, effectively cutting off Russian access, and served the suspect a notice of suspicion under Article 111-2 of Ukraine's Criminal Code.
- Earlier this year, the SBU dismantled similar schemes involving eight individuals in Kyiv and Kropyvnytskyi, while the Russian State Duma approved legislation banning foreign satellite equipment.
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Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) detained a man accused of helping Russian forces activate over 1,000 Starlink satellite terminals to be used on the battlefield. The suspect, a resident of Dnipro city in the center of the country, would have been recruited by Russian secret services through Telegram channels that offered "easy money," said SBU, quoted by TVP World.
A Russian agent was arrested in Ukraine after having activated for users in Russia more than a thousand Starlink satellite Internet terminals, the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported today
What is known about the attacker's actions? Today, Saturday, July 25, the Security Service of Ukraine detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who had activated over 1,000 Starlink systems for Russian citizens. The man faces over 10 years in prison, RBC-Ukraine reported, citing the SBU's Telegram channel. "The Security Service's military counterintelligence detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who, at the behest of the enemy, organized a large-scale sch…
Alleged Russian agent arrested in Dnipro, accused of activating 1,000+ Starlink communications terminals to support Russian forces
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) says it has detained a suspected Russian agent accused of illegally verifying more than 1,000 Starlink satellite terminals for use by Russian forces. The suspect reportedly helped Russia circumvent restrictions on the satellite internet system, which Russian forces use to coordinate units, control drones, and conduct operations over Ukrainian territory, including strikes on cities and frontline positions. Accordi…
A Russian agent was detained in Dnipro for helping the occupiers activate over 1,000 Starlink terminals. The SBU has detained a Russian agent in Dnipro who organized a scheme to illegally verify Starlink terminals. He activated over 1,000 satellite communication systems for the Russian military, the SBU said.
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