Russian official acknowledges Starlink systems down for two weeks

Feb 17 (Reuters) - Starlink ‌terminals ​used ​by the Russian military have not been in operation for two ‌weeks, but the disconnection has had no ⁠effect on its drone operations, a senior ‌Russian military official said ‌on Tuesday.

"Starlink terminals have been down for two weeks, but this has not ​affected the intensity or effectiveness of the troops' unmanned systems, as confirmed ⁠by data from objective monitoring of damage to enemy ​equipment and personnel," Deputy Defence Minister Aleksei Krivoruchko told State Television.

The Russian ​acknowledgement was made nearly ‌two weeks after Ukrainian officials said the terminals used by the ⁠Russian military had been disconnected.

Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the terminals had been ⁠disconnected and other Ukrainian officials said the effect ​on Russian operations had been considerable.

Ukraine's military relies on tens of thousands of satellite-based Starlink connections ‌for battlefield communication and for piloting some drone missions.

It said this ‌month it had found Starlink terminals, ⁠produced by the ‌company SpaceX, on ​long-range drones used in Russian attacks.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Matthew ‌Lewis)

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