The Independent
UK · 4 mins ago
Russia is now trying to jam Elon Musk’s Starlink
Russia is installing powerful jamming systems to disrupt Elon Musk's Starlink satellite internet system, in the latest bid to stop Ukraine’s drone attacks.Kyiv's development of "mid-strike" drones can hit targets dozens of kilometres behind front lines accurately and cheaply, and are often flown via Starlink. In a concerted mid-strike campaign this year, Ukraine has attacked supply lines, fuel storage facilities, air-defence installations and command centres, disrupting Russian forces' logistics and causing fuel shortages in Russian-occupied Crimea.But Russia is now developing many ways to try to counter the mid-range strikes.Russia's methods to protect fuel and other military supplies range from hiding shipments in civilian vehicles to using sophisticated electronic jamming devices to bl
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