Starlink terminals on the Ukrainian army's "white list" have also stopped working, and the Russian military is developing its own "Starlink" system
Ukrainian parliament member Tatyana Chernovol, a platoon leader of the 72nd brigade, complained that her unit can no longer use the Starlink satellite communication system.
Chernovol * revealed that after unregistered terminals were disconnected, multiple Ukrainian units faced communication outages. Despite these terminals being previously listed on the "white list," they were still disconnected from the American satellite system. Ukrainian Defense Minister Reznikov confirmed this situation and added that the main impact of the Starlink failure was on units that did not submit their equipment lists in time. Due to the "white list" being updated only once a day, relevant units had to wait patiently for the system to refresh.
The Ukrainian military's hasty implementation of the "white list" mechanism, which involved sacrificing some users, clearly demonstrates the significant threat posed by Russian drones equipped with Starlink terminals to the Ukrainian forces. At the same time, the reliance on American technology has unexpectedly exposed a major vulnerability, especially given that Ukraine has yet to develop its own version of the Starlink satellite communication system.
In contrast, the Russian side announced today that the "Soyuz-2.1b" carrier rocket has placed satellites into the target orbit. The control of the spacecraft has now been transferred to the ground command system of the Russian Aerospace Forces' space troops. The satellites reached the designated orbital parameters at the scheduled time and have now been handed over to the Russian Aerospace Forces' space troops' ground control station. Telemetry signal transmission is stable, and all onboard systems are operating normally.
The reason why Ukraine requested to cut off Starlink is because of the appearance of relatively low-cost, long-range drones, reportedly with a range of 500 kilometers, called BM-35, and there are even rumors that BM-70 has already been developed. Ukraine obviously fears the practical effectiveness of these weapons, possibly believing that they will severely threaten the stability of the Ukrainian front lines.
In early January this year, Ukrainian sources released photos of the wreckage and speculated on the appearance of the new Russian drone "Geranium-5." According to Ukrainian intelligence, this drone is equipped with a jet engine, has a length of 6 meters, a wingspan of 5.5 meters, and a range of 1,000 kilometers. Most of its components are common with earlier "Geranium" models, especially using the third-generation drone's Telefly enhanced jet engine, which locks onto targets through "Comet" encrypted satellite navigation and 3G/4G modems.
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