According to Ukraine’s Pravda news outlet, Ukraine’s Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has announced that SpaceX has agreed to introduce measures which will make it harder for the Russian military to use Starlink terminals on the attack drones for command and control messages.
(See also https://www.unmannedairspace.info/counter-uas-systems-and-policies/russias-starlink-equipped-geran-drones-increase-ukraines-counter-uas-challenges/).
The new measures involve the gradual introduction of a system that will allow only authorised Starlink terminals to operate in Ukraine.
According to Mykhailo Fedorov writing on Telegram: “In the coming days, we will publish instructions for Ukrainian users on registering Starlink for verification. Unverified terminals will be disconnected.
The registration process will be simple, fast and convenient for users. Detailed instructions will be published shortly.”
Fedorov also thanked Starlink and SpaceX for their cooperation.
According to Ukraine’s Pravda:
“On 30 January, Elon Musk responded to a request from Fedorov for help in addressing the problem of Russian attack drones using Starlink satellite internet. It later became known that SpaceX had taken countermeasures against the use of the Starlink satellite internet system on Russian attack UAVs. On 1 February, Musk noted that steps taken to prevent Russia’s unauthorised use of Starlink satellite internet had likely been effective.”
For more information
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/02/01/8018931/
(Image: Ukraine’s defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov)
