After cutting off Starlink access to Russians: Ukraine has regained control of approximately 400 km² of territory
22 May 10:21
According to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, Ukraine’s offensive against Russia earlier this year resulted in the recapture of approximately 400 square kilometers of territory after thousands of Starlink portable internet terminals used by Russian troops were disabled, Bloomberg reports, as cited by "Komersant Ukrainian".
“This offensive operation marked Kyiv’s first territorial gain since 2023 and occurred because Russia’s military capabilities were ‘temporarily but significantly weakened’ after the terminals were disabled,” the agency noted in its latest assessment of U.S. aid to Ukraine, prepared at the request of Congress,” the report states.
It is noted that Russian troops used Starlink terminals “to coordinate movements” and drone strikes, the agency noted in a report published this week, which was compiled by the Pentagon’s Inspector General.
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According to data from the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) and U.S. European Command, “Russia’s military capabilities in Ukraine have temporarily but significantly diminished after Ukrainian officials took measures in February to disable thousands of Starlink terminals that Russian troops were illegally using to coordinate movements and drone strikes in areas where communications were unreliable or easily jammed,” the report concluded.
Russian forces in Ukraine suffered a double blow to their communications systems after the Kremlin imposed strict measures on the Telegram messaging app—a decision that sparked outrage among Russian soldiers who used the app to communicate on the battlefield.
The DIA’s assessment of Starlink underscores the value of the terminals in warfare. However, the agency noted that “as of March, the Russian military maintained an overall advantage over” the Ukrainian armed forces “in most combat functions.”
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