So today apparently, according to the warcommentors (russian bloggers) and Ukrainian Army, the Starlink terminals which were not registered with Ukraine stopped working in Ukraine.
Here is a comment from UA telegram:
How turning off Starlink turns the Russian military into a blind cripple.
Completely disabling Starlink for the occupiers is not only „loss of internet”. This is a large-scale amputation of the control system. According to intelligence, the Russians have used up to 20,000 terminals, investing more than $20 million in this „gray” connection. Now it's just scrap.
Key consequences:
• Assault paralysis: Russian units' dependence on Starlink has reached 90%. Switching to outdated radios has already broken the coordination rate 10–15 times. On 70–80% of the front lines, assault operations were effectively halted due to the inability to quickly control fire.
• FPV Degradation: The operating radius of their relay drones is reduced from 50 km to a critical 5–10 km. The analog signal they return to is a „sweet gift” for Ukrainian electronic warfare.
• Deadly Communications: Returning to large stations like „Aqueduct” makes Russian headquarters visible to our RER assets. What was previously a compact radio transmitter hidden under a masking grid is now a powerful radio signal that HIMARS will instantly reach its destination.
If SpaceX's compact antenna transmitted a narrow beam signal into the sky while remaining invisible, Russian systems (such as „Aqueduct”) act as powerful radio beacons. For our radio intelligence, this turns any invading headquarters into an open target: coordinates are calculated in minutes, followed by an immediate HIMARS attack. The loss of Starlink is not just a lack of communication, it is the deanonymization of all command personnel, leading to management paralysis and the elimination of the highest-ranking officers.
Is there any way out for them? Their own counterparts („Sphere” or „Messenger” projects) do not exist in hardware due to sanctions and chip shortages. Any attempt to create your own network will take 2 to 3 years. Returning to Soviet methods of communication in wartime conditions in 2026 is a direct path to tact
of the revered failure.
catcha: There are multiple reports that russian offensive actions on the front practically died out.
a comment from russia:
translation of the key point of this intellectual titan:
Trump should objasnit (catcha: to explain in an
enlightening way, but also post nuke explosion "the shining" )
to Musk to turn on the starlinks.
What, maybe we could hit the Starlink production plants? Or maybe on their satellites?
a comment from Belarus:
and from Poland (the largest sponsor of Starlink in Ukraine)
and the POV of Starlink usage in Ukraine by the orcs
