SpaceX cuts Russian military link to Starlink satellites, Elon Musk says

SpaceX cuts Russian military link to Starlink satellites, Elon Musk says


SpaceX has successfully cut off the Russian military from having “unauthorized” access to the Starlink satellite systems that had been used to attack Ukraine, Elon Musk said Sunday.

Musk, the SpaceX CEO, said Russia’s drone network had now lost access to the company’s satellites after Ukrainian officials informed him of Russia’s illegal use of the Starlink system last week,

“Looks like the steps ​we took to stop the unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia have worked,” the tech billionaire wrote on X.

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Elon Musk said SpaceX was successfully able to cut off Starlink access to the Russian military on Sunday. REUTERS Ukraine flagged SpaceX over reports that the Russian military had hacked into Starlink terminals for their drone program. Global Images Ukraine via Getty

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