“Ukraine Thanks Elon Musk for Halting Starlink Use by Russia”

Ukraine’s Minister of Defense expressed gratitude towards Elon Musk following the successful efforts to prevent Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone attacks. Mykhailo Fedorov acknowledged the tangible progress made and praised Musk as a strong advocate of freedom and a sincere friend to the Ukrainian people. Elon Musk confirmed that the measures implemented by SpaceX to halt Russia’s “unauthorized” utilization of Starlink appeared effective. Despite some disagreements between Musk and Ukrainian officials regarding the war with Russia, Ukraine’s military heavily relies on tens of thousands of Starlinks for communication on the battlefield and controlling certain drone operations, as per Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the upcoming US-brokered trilateral negotiations between Ukraine and Russia scheduled for February 4-5 in Abu Dhabi. Zelensky emphasized Kyiv’s readiness for substantial discussions to progress towards a genuine and dignified resolution to the conflict. In a tragic incident, two individuals lost their lives in a nighttime Russian airstrike in the central Ukrainian region of Dnipropetrovsk, as reported by authorities.