American billionaire Elon Musk said that his company SpaceX's efforts to stop Russia's unauthorized use of Starlink “worked.” In turn, Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov announced the introduction of registration for Ukrainian users, without which unverified terminals will be disconnected.
He wrote about this on the social network X.
” It appears that the steps we took to stop Russia's unauthorized use of Starlink have worked,” Musk wrote.
With this post, he responded to a post by Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who the other day thanked SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and Musk himself for their quick response to information about Russia's use of drones equipped with Starlink communication over Ukrainian cities.
The billionaire also called on Fedorov to report if additional steps are needed. In turn, the head of the Ukrainian defense ministry confirmed that the measures taken are “already yielding real results.”
“The first steps are already yielding real results. We are working closely with your team on the next important steps. Thank you for being with us. You are a true champion of freedom and a true friend of the Ukrainian people,” Fedorov wrote.
Subsequently, Fedorov announced the implementation of a system that would allow only authorized terminals to operate in Ukraine.
According to him, in the coming days the Ministry of Defense will publish instructions for Ukrainian users on Starlink registration and verification, without which the terminals will be disconnected.
“The registration process will be simple, fast, and convenient for users. Detailed instructions will be published in the near future. We thank Starlink and SpaceX for their cooperation and proactive position in supporting Ukrainians,” the head of the Ministry of Defense added.
Recall, on January 29, it became known that the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, together with the American company SpaceX, is solving the problem of using Starlink satellite communication on Russian drones.
Earlier, on January 27, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov confirmed that the Russians had equipped drones with Starlink satellite systems. On January 26, Advisor to the Ukrainian Defense Minister Serhiy “Flash” Beskrestnov reported that Russian BM-35 strike drones with Starlink can already reach the Dnieper. According to him, unlike the Molniya type UAVs, this type of drone is “fuel-efficient” and can fly up to 500 km.