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Jowi Morales

Starlink uses emergency fix to block Russian drones using its devices to bomb Ukraine — company looking for permanent solutions to stop unauthorized use of its service

Starlink receiver.

SpaceX and Ukraine have worked together to disable unauthorized Starlink terminals operating inside the country. This is an important update after news came last month that Russia continues to use the service to control its long-range drones that attack targets well within Ukraine’s borders.

Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s newly appointed Defense Secretary, went on Telegram [machine translated] on January 29 to thank SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and owner Elon Musk for their quick response on the issue after the latest Starlink-equipped drone attack on various Ukrainian cities, adding that the quick arrival of Starlink terminals into the country at the start of Russia’s invasion in 2022 “became critical to the resilience of our state.”

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