US Intelligence Says Ukraine Regained Territory After Russia Lost Starlink Access
The report says Russian battlefield communications were temporarily degraded after Ukraine deactivated illicit terminals, helping Kyiv secure its first territorial gains since 2023.
- A Ukrainian offensive regained about 400 square kilometers of land after thousands of Starlink terminals used by Russian forces were deactivated, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report citing US agencies.
- Russian forces illicitly acquired SpaceX Starlink terminals to coordinate movements and unmanned strikes in communication-challenged areas, states the Defense Intelligence Agency.
- US agencies concluded that deactivating the Starlink devices temporarily but significantly reduced Russian military capabilities in Ukraine.
- The loss of Starlink and Telegram communications severely disrupted Russian command, reconnaissance, drone, and artillery coordination on the front lines.
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At the beginning of 2026, Ukrainian military forces removed from the Russian army about 400 square kilometres of the country's territory after thousands of portable Internet terminals Starlink, which were used by Russian troops, wrote Bloomberg with reference to a report from the U.S. military intelligence department and the European command commissioned by the U.S. Congress on Assistance to Ukraine.
Ukraine has regained approximately 400 square kilometers of territory after the Ukrainian authorities removed thousands of Starlink terminals illegally used by Russian forces, according to the assessments of the American information services quoted by Kyiv Post. This assessment has also been confirmed by statements of Ukrainian officials. Mihailo Fedorov, Ukrainian Minister of Digital Transformation, ...
Pentagon: Ukraine retook 400 km² after cutting Russian troops off from Elon Musk’s Starlink internet
A Ukrainian offensive earlier this year retook approximately 400 square kilometers of territory following the deactivation of thousands of Starlink terminals that Russian forces had been using illicitly, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report citing the US Defense Intelligence Agency and US European Command. The advance marked Ukraine's first territorial gains since 2023, the report said. Russian forces had acquired the SpaceX-built te…
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