Almost a fortnight on from the first signs that something was amiss with Ukraine’s access to the Starlink satellite network, the fog of war remains around what happened, why, and, more importantly, how it has altered the outcome of the conflict.
Donald Trump’s account of events remains vague – but he did say that Elon Musk, whose SpaceX company owns the 10,000-plus satellites and their systems, had “put it back”. “It”, presumably, being the hitherto secure and reliable connections to both Starlink and its military variant, Starshield, both of which are heavily relied upon by the Ukrainian military.
