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Ukraine Is Suddenly on the Offensive
“When Elon Musk flipped the off switch on Russian forces’ Starlink internet connections in February, Ukraine’s military went on the offensive,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “Russian commanders had lost access to live video of the battlefield and communications with troops. Ukrainian soldiers moved in on Russian positions with little threat from drones—normally an omnipresent danger.” “Now, Ukrainian forces have notched their biggest domestic…
After the Russian restricted access to Starlink by SpaceX, Ukrainian forces conducted successful operations and captured almost 400 square kilometers of territory.
When SpaceX, Elon Musk's company, activated a new restriction on his Internet service via satellite Starlink - through practical access to the Russian forces on the network - a window of opportunity opened almost immediately for Ukrainian troops who have gone through the offensive, WSJ reports.
Without Starlink, the management of the Russian Armed Forces was destabilized. Without satellite communication, the enemy managed to restore coordination in the army by 60 percent.
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