Source: https://reuters.com/investigations/musk-ordered-shutdown-starlink-satellite-service-ukraine-retook-territory-russia-2025-07-25/ …
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Musk claims Starlink is backbone of Ukrainian army
Musk posted: My Starlink system is the backbone of the Ukrainian army. Their entire front line would collapse if I turned it off. 5/
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Ukraine relies on 50,000 Starlink terminals, Poland bought 25,000
Ukraine runs on Starlink. By April 2025, it used over 50,000 terminals. Poland bought 25,000 of them. Kyiv used Starlink for drones, encrypted comms, and state cloud access. 6/
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SpaceX President: We blocked Ukraine from using Starlink for drone strikes
In 2023, Gwynne Shotwell [SpaceX president] said they blocked Ukraine from using Starlink for drone strikes: There are things we can do, and have done. She gave no details. 4/
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Musk feared Ukrainian gains, acted after Putin’s nuclear threat
Musk acted days after Putin threatened nuclear retaliation in September 21. He feared Ukrainian gains would trigger escalation. He spoke with U.S. officials. Then gave the order. 3/
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Blackout stalled Ukrainian encirclement at Beryslav in 2022
The blackout hit Kherson and parts of Donetsk around September 30, 2022. Ukrainian troops lost contact, lost drone feeds, and failed to encircle Russians at Beryslav. A frontline officer: The encirclement stalled entirely. It failed. 2/
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Elon Musk’s Starlink blackout hindered Ukraine’s Kherson offensive
Elon Musk ordered a blackout of Starlink coverage during Ukraine’s counteroffensive in Kherson in Sept. 2022. SpaceX engineer Michael Nicolls: We have to do this. 100+ terminals went dark. Drones died. Comms failed. Ukraine failed to encircle Russians at Beryslav, Reuters. 1/
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High threat of Russian ballistic launches from occupied Crimea
High threat of Russian ballistic launches from occupied Crimea on Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian attack drones spotted over the Boryspil district, eastern Kyiv's suburb.
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Another ballistic missile heads toward Dnipro / Kam’yanka
Another Russian ballistic missile flies toward Dnipro / Kamʼyanka right now
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Explosions in Kam’yanske, Dnipropetrovsk region
Explosions rang out in Kam'yanske, Dnipropetrovsk region