Overview
- SpaceX began deactivating unauthorized Starlink terminals in Ukraine after a new registration whitelist was launched, and Elon Musk said the steps to stop Russian use appeared to work.
- Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the first batch of verified devices is operating and the whitelist is being updated daily, with civilian registration via CNAPs/Diia and military verification through DELTA.
- Ukrainian officials and prominent Russian military bloggers reported mass outages for Russian units across the front and border areas, with Ukrainian sources saying assaults have slowed or stopped in some sectors.
- Some Ukrainian users were temporarily disconnected because their terminals were not yet verified, and authorities said service is being restored as registration proceeds.
- Ukraine says Starlink terminals were found on Russian strike drones, and the measures are designed to deny such use, with some reports describing added restrictions to impede drone guidance.