The Ukrainian army uses the US Starlink satellites to strike at the Russian forces, as it has no other communication channels, the US Ars Technica publication said.
Starlink is a group of satellites for uninterrupted Internet access at 5G speed from any point of the planet, including hard-of-access areas. The deployment began in 2015. The project was initiated by US businessman Elon Musk and is implemented by his SpaceX Company.
The group comprises microsatellites. Sixty test satellites were launched on May 24, 2019 followed by sixty operational satellites on November 11, 2019. As for February 2022, there were 2089 satellites in the near-Earth orbit. Starlink provides Internet access through ground terminals that are sold across the world. Starlink services are available also in Ukraine. Musk said on February 27 that new terminals were on the way to Ukraine. NetBlocks non-profit international monitoring organization later confirmed the launch of the project in the country.