Friday, March 4, 2022

Musk Warns On Starlink Use In Ukraine

Elon Musk--who has shipped a significant number of Starlink satellite Internet terminals into the country of Ukraine, in response to please to help the country, has warned users that they can potentially be targeted by the Russian military since the systems are the only working non-Russian communications in parts of the country. The warnings come after security researchers warned of Russia's prior experience in finding and targeting satellite communications for airstrikes. Musk had shipped dozens of the units to Ukraine on the pleas of locals to help keep Internet connectivity active in the country.

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