Ukrainian Military
The armed forces of Ukraine, which make extensive use of commercial communications and drone technology to support combat operations in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Elon Musk claimed that the Ukrainian military violated the terms of service before the Starlink service slowdown incident by using Starlink for offensive drone strikes.
Ukrainian officials accused SpaceX's Starlink of imposing new restrictions on Ukrainian military service in specific areas without warning, disrupting drone operations and some military missions.
Ukrainian military drones fall roughly into two categories: consumer-grade or lightly modified models rely on direct radio links, with an operating radius typically of only a few kilometers to a few dozen kilometers; medium- and long-range fixed-wing drones require beyond-line-of-sight communication links, for which Starlink is the lowest-cost and fastest-to-deploy option.
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Elon Musk claimed that the Ukrainian military violated the terms of service before the Starlink service slowdown incident by using Starlink for offensive drone strikes.
50%UnverifiedUkrainian military drones fall roughly into two categories: consumer-grade or lightly modified models rely on direct radio links, with an operating radius typically of only a few kilometers to a few dozen kilometers; medium- and long-range fixed-wing drones require beyond-line-of-sight communication links, for which Starlink is the lowest-cost and fastest-to-deploy option.
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