Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield, and what they mean to Ukraine in the war against Russia
- Over the past week, Ukraine has received a stark reminder of its growing dependence on uninterrupted access to Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield networks in its drone-heavy war against Russia, now in its fifth year.
- Ukraine has a fraction of Russia's resources, but its aggressive development of drone warfare on defensive and offensive fronts has helped it endure an onslaught from its much bigger adversary, which invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
- That was true until last week, when Ukraine reported a throttling of the Starshield network that was causing its drones to stop midflight and fall out o
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- Over the past week, Ukraine has received a stark reminder of its growing dependence on uninterrupted access to Elon Musk's Starlink and Starshield networks in its drone-heavy war against Russia, now in its fifth year.
- Ukraine has a fraction of Russia's resources, but its aggressive development of drone warfare on defensive and offensive fronts has helped it endure an onslaught from its much bigger adversary, which invaded Ukraine in early 2022.
- That was true until last week, when Ukraine reported a throttling of the Starshield network that was causing its drones to stop midflight and fall out o
Sources: CBS News