Although SpaceX is happy to provide Ukrainian Starlink services to counter the Russian invasion, not all Starlink usages are acceptable to SpaceX.according toThe Washington Post reports, President Gwynne Shotwell told the participants at the FAA meeting that SpaceX does not mind Starlink being used for communication purposes, but it cannot be used for “offensive purposes.” Shotwell also said that SpaceX has the ability to limit Starlink’s use to remotely control military drones and “has done so,” without elaborating further.
The Ukrainian side said that the inability to use Starlink to control military drones has little impact. Oleksiy Danilov, secretary of the National Security Council, told the Washington Post that the country does not rely on Starlink for military operations, and that if Starlink cannot be used, it only needs to “change the attack method.” Interior Ministry adviser Anton Gerahchenko said Ukraine’s current actions were aimed at “liberating” Ukrainian territory, not attacking Russia.
Since the start of the Russo-Ukraine war last year, Starlink has played a key role in civil, government and military communications.However, although Starlink provided many terminal antennas in Uzbekistan in the early days, and received a lot of praise and attention, but later because of maintaining the smoothness of Starlink and avoiding the extra cost of being attacked, andAsk the U.S. government to also fund,onlyLater reclaimed by Musk. This time, the question of the use of Starlink has been raised again, which is another chapter in the turmoil between Starlink and Ukraine.