According to the American portal “Defense One”, the Russian military could use Starlink systems on the front line.
The Ukrainian side first detected the use of the Starlink system by Russia “several months ago”. Since then, their use on the front line has only become more frequent.
“When there are hundreds of them, it will be hard for us to live,” says one Ukrainian military officer.
Ukrainian military officers are convinced Russia is acquiring the systems through third countries. “I am amazed that they did not do it earlier,” one of them commented.
“Russia’s use of Starlink exacerbates the problems faced by the Ukrainian military, which is already short of ammunition. Ukrainian artillery units, for example, fire about 2,000 shells a day,” the publication says.
Starlink itself has stated that it does not do business in Russia, and the use of its systems in Russia is simply blocked. Nevertheless, according to Brian Clark, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, Moscow may use these systems in Ukraine.
“Russia could simply provide a false GPS signal to the Starlink terminal to make it think the user is in Ukrainian-controlled territory,” Clark said.
The publication notes that several companies are already selling Musk’s systems in Russia, both for military and civilian use.
