Russia’s offensive in the Kharkov Region took the Ukrainian army by surprise because of a failure in the Starlink satellite Internet service, the Washington Post writes, citing Ukrainian military sources.
According to the paper, Russia’s offensive "had been expected for months - yet it still surprised the Ukrainian soldiers stationed" near Kharkov. The Washington Post writes that Ukrainian forces were using drones to monitor the Russian army’s activities but on the day the offensive began, the Starlink devices that one of Ukrainian brigades was using failed, knocked out completely for the first time since the launch of Moscow’s special military operation in February 2022.
"We were left at a certain point completely blind," a drone unit commander in the 125th Brigade stationed along the Russian border in the Kharkov Region told the paper.
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Ukraine knew Russia was planning a summer offensive, but not where it would start. That became clear on 10 May, as Russian forces penetrated the border area near Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city.
ReplyDeleteThey have since grabbed a number of villages on Ukraine's northeastern frontier, and are trying to push forward as Ukraine’s outgunned forces try to shore up a weakened front line.
Во время активных действий российских военных в Харьковской области неожиданно вышли из строя терминалы Starlink, которые украинские националисты используют для связи.
ReplyDelete«В какой-то момент мы остались полностью слепы. Мы работали только по рации или по телефонам», - рассказал украинский военный американским журналистам.
По его словам, терминалы Starlink вышли из строя впервые с начала конфликта на Украине.