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Elon Musk pushes back on Ukraine's claim that Russian forces are using Starlink
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- Elon Musk denied Ukrainian claims that Russians are using Starlink.
- Musk said that Starlink is inoperable in Russia.
- Both Musk and Starlink did not clarify if the technology could be used in Russian-occupied regions.
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Elon Musk on Sunday said Ukraine’s assessment that Russians are using Starlink in their ongoing war is “false."
Earlier on Sunday, Ukrainian military intelligence said Russia is using Musk’s satellites to facilitate communications on the battlefield. The intelligence agency posted audio of an exchange between two Russian soldiers from the 83rd Assault Brigade in the Donetsk region, claiming that the Russians were speaking over Starlink.
Ukraine intelligence did not specify how many terminals it believed Russia had or how they might have been obtained. Still, Ukrainian Military Intelligence Spokesperson Andriy Yusov said that the use of Starlink by Russians was becoming “systemic.”
Not so, says Musk.
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“A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia. This is categorically false,” Musk posted on X in response to the reports. “To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia.”
A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia.
This is categorically...
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