US EditionMoscow tests stratospheric relay balloons to replace blocked satellite link
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First Starlink cut off the connection, then the Ukrainian counter-offensive came: While Moscow plays down the importance of the satellites, hackers give insight into how they set Russia a trap. By Florian Kellermann.
The shutdown of Starlink for Russian forces has led to Ukrainian advances on the front. Among other things, it has led to a decrease in the number of attacking Russian drones on the Eastern Front at the moment, says Ukrainian drone pilot Dimko. “It is a significant victory for Ukraine,” he tells SVT.
Russia finds Starlink alternative in Belarus for drone control, expert says
After access to the Starlink satellite system was restricted, Russia began more actively using alternative methods to control drones, including mesh networking. That is already evident in recent attacks across northern Ukraine, where there are signs of attempts to leverage communications infrastructure on Belarusian territory, aviation expert and reserve officer Anatoly Khrapchinsky told Kanal 24. According to him, base stations have been pre-po…
Radio and cable instead of satellite internet – the consequences for Putin's army are serious. Our reporter has observed on the ground how Ukraine takes advantage of it. Much speaks for a turning point in a long saga.
Problem for the Russians, already not the most technologically advanced military in the world: Elon Musk has throttled Starlink for them, and that's a major issue. Russian soldiers can't simply log in to an Odido tower (Russian hackers in the Netherlands do), and are therefore heavily dependent on Starlink. Not only for communications, but also to fly their drones (you know: war is a drone war). "I think they lost 50% of their capacity for offen…
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