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  • Lol, service absolutely can be turned on and off based on regions. SpaceX doesn’t turn it on in a region until the local government had an agreement with them. Just because the US gov sees Crimea as Ukraine does not mean SpaceX is obliged to turn it on there.

    And no, there was no DoD contract in place at the time. SpaceX was providing services for free out of their own goodwill.

    The DoD had a formal contact in place in June 2023, the incident falsely commented on by OP was in 2022.

    Edit below

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starlink_in_the_Russo-Ukrainian_War

    You can go read it all in the wiki yourself but the relevant part

    In June 2023, the Department of Defense officialized a contract with Shotwell’s SpaceX to buy Starlink satellite services for Ukraine.[10] The deal includes the Pentagon buying 400-500 Starlink terminals for Ukraine, giving the Pentagon control of where Starlink works inside the country without fear of interruption.[79] The terms of services of the final contract were undisclosed for security issues.[10] Following the contract, The Pentagon stated Starlink was a “vital layer in Ukraine’s overall communications network” amidst “a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the capabilities they need.”[10]

    Edit: oh, you’re OP. LOL


  • They lost internet because they went out of range of where it was on. They assumed it was on everywhere.

    They strapped them onto boats where the internet was on, and drove them to where the internet was off. Then they begged SpaceX to turn them on, and they refused.

    Not turning it on to allow the attack was in line with the terms of service and weapons export rules. SpaceX doesn’t want their consuner service to be considered a weapon.

    Russia was getting satellites from 3rd parties and using them in ukraine because they work in ukraine.

    Edit: and just to clarify, now that the DoD is managing this for ukraine through a contract with SpaceX, the DoD is allowing its use as a weapon AFAIK.