Russian Military Deploys Starlink in Occupied Ukraine

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Ukraine's military intelligence agency has accused Russian forces in occupied Ukraine of using Starlink terminals from Elon Musk's SpaceX for satellite internet, which has become vital for Kyiv's battlefield communications. The agency stated that the use of these terminals by Russian forces is becoming systemic, with evidence of their use by units like Russia's 83rd Air Assault Brigade in the eastern region of Donetsk. Starlink has denied doing business with Russia's government or military and stated that it would take action to deactivate terminals if used by sanctioned or unauthorized parties.
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