Elon Musk’s dust-up with Ukraine on Starlink isn't over yet
Source: Business Insider ·
Ukrainian drone advisors have disputed Musk's accusation that Kyiv's forces used Starlink's civilian-only service to conduct drone strikes.
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Ukrainian troops deploy a Starlink terminal on the battlefield. Kyiv is allowed to use the civilian service for communications needs, but not for drone strikes, for which it relies on Starshield.Dmytro Smolienko/ Ukrinform/Future Publishing via Getty ImagesElon Musk has accused Ukrainian forces of using commercial Starlink in drone strikes.But two Ukrainian drone figures say the claim is impossible because of limits imposed on the terminals.It comes after Ukraine was hit by a 10-day slowdown on Starshield, the military version of Starlink.Ukraine said its access to Starshield was restored this weekend, but Elon Musk isn't finished with Kyiv yet.In an X post on Sunday, Musk accused Ukrainian forces of breaching Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian platform in drone attacks."Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week," wrote the SpaceX owner."Using Starlink, a civilian…
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