Sul possibile impiego di Starlink da parte delle forze armate russe, smentito (?) dall’azienda.
Da notare che “is not active in Russia” ≠ non attivo nei territori occupati dalla Russia. E infatti negli articoli segnalati qui sotto si legge:
While the Starlink network doesn’t work in Russia, it is now able to be used in the four annexed regions and in Crimea, which Putin annexed from Ukraine in 2014, Russian news outlet ComNews reported. [Newsweek]
Most Russian Starlink sellers note that the receiving equipment will not work on the territory of the Russian Federation, and do not hide the fact that they are buying them for use in the special military operation (SVO) zone: in the Donetsk and Lugansk people’s republics, as well as in the Zaporozhye and Kherson regions. On the Internet page of the Top Machines store it is clearly stated: “Sale of Starlink for NWO and new territories.” […] [ComNews]
“Most of the ordered equipment immediately goes to the Northern Military District,” the manager of one of the Russian online stores told a ComNews correspondent. “ Starlink works both on our side and on the opposite side. Almost the entire Crimea is on Starlinks.” [ComNews]
L’articolo (in russo) di ComNews è qui:
Su Telegram si trova un video di un supporter russo che mostra vari terminali nuovi.
One of the Russian volunteer efforts I profile on a regular basis, KatyaValya that is based in Donbas, is displaying their recent purchase of DJI drones and Starlink terminals.
(da https://x.com/sambendett/status/1755608457280160187?s=20)
Video:
Come anticipavo sopra la notizia è ripresa da Newsweek:
A source in the satellite communications market, familiar with the situation, told ComNews that Starlink systems are being delivered in bulk to Russia, and named Dubai as the location for the wholesale purchase of the equipment.
“Before being imported into Russia, terminals are registered under various foreign companies (Cyprus is often included), after which an account is activated under any name, often a fictitious one,” the source said.
The manager of one company supplying equipment for military needs emphasized that regular units under the Russian Armed Forces are banned from using Starlink equipment, and said they are used only by volunteer units.
e Defense One
Edit. Articolo del 12 febbraio che conferma la notizia.
In general, sellers promise that their terminals will operate uninterruptedly in the occupied territories of Ukraine, including Crimea, as well as in the European exclave of the Russian Federation, Kaliningrad, and Kamchatka near Japan.
At the same time, SpaceX previously turned off the Starlink system over Crimea, thus disrupting the operations of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Company founder Elon Musk then referred to “US sanctions” and the lack of instructions from the Pentagon to turn on the system over the annexed peninsula.
All terminals on sale are already configured and ready for use . Available - “versions V1, V2 RV and SL Global”, their cost varies from 240 to 299 thousand rubles depending on the site. Payment is accepted in cash or by card, and the Miele online store of household appliances , which also sells equipment that is nominally unavailable in the Russian Federation, is ready to accept a transfer from a legal entity.
Nota: discussione in corso anche in altra sezione.