Russia's Starlink Crisis Just Keeps Getting Worse - Paul Warburg

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The Russian military's loss of access to Starlink has proven to be far more detrimental to their war against Ukraine than initially thought. This video examines the critical impact on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine, exploring how Elon Musk's decision affects both Russian and Ukrainian forces. I dive deep into the implications for both Russia and Ukraine, and how Putin's reaction shows how desperate Russia really is.

[Norrrm]

1. Unreliable dependence and control of systems.

The loss of information is detrimental but being dependent upon someone else
controlling that system makes it potentially unreliable. When the controlling entity
changes political alliances, one side can be instantly affected. Actually, both sides, one
positively and one negatively. I'm sure that America has its own satellites and systems
under its own control, but we still probably use Starlink. Like Trump, Musk is loyal to
himself not to America.

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2. Kyiv says Russian troops need Starlink so badly they're trying to get Ukrainians to register terminals for them

Link to tweet

https://www.businessinsider.com/ukraine-worries-people-register-starlink-terminals-russia-2026-2

Kyiv officials warned that Ukrainians might be coerced into registering Starlink terminals for the Kremlin's forces after a recent block on Russia's access to the service.

Ukraine's auxiliary body for handling prisoners of war posted a notice on Tuesday saying that it had learned of multiple instances where families of Ukrainian prisoners were threatened and told to enroll such terminals.

The warning comes after Ukraine's defense ministry reached a deal with SpaceX earlier this month to cut off Russia's access to Starlink by blocking general connectivity across Ukrainian territory.

"Looking for a way out of the difficult situation in which they found themselves, the occupiers turned their attention to the families of the prisoners," the Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War wrote in a statement.