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Here’s a strange moment: the entire Ukraine, cleared of invaders, is marked on the “Availability Map” not as “Available”, but as “Waiting List”. However, we know that Starlink officially operates in this region. It’s unclear why the company marked it with a different color. However, in the upper right we see that the northern part of the Luhansk region is also painted in the same color. Therefore, we can conclude that if satellite internet works in other parts of the country, it works there too.

The SPEKA publication, which was the first to draw attention to the post on the social network X, even tried to order a terminal in Lysychansk, which has been fully occupied since July 2022. The author of the article states: The site was offered without objection the standard fee is $75 per month and $589 for the trim package.

Starlink connection availability limit / Screenshot of 24 Channels

Editors have contacted the company for comment on expanding access, but have not yet received a comment, so it’s still unclear what the issue is.

But representatives SpaceX commented on rumors that the Russian military has begun using Starlink terminalsThose allegedly coming from abroad are already operational.

What they say at SpaceX

Ukrinform managed to obtain a comment from the Starlink terminal manufacturer. A company that provides satellite internet, He denied doing any business with the Russian government or with the armed forces of Russia.

SpaceX has no affiliation with the Russian government or military. Starlink does not work in Russia, meaning the service will not work in that country. SpaceX has never sold or deployed Starlink products in Russia and has not shipped equipment to the Russian Federation. If Russian stores claim to sell Starlink for service in this country, they are deceiving their customers,
– announced the company.

Also mentioned was Dubai: “Starlink is not available for purchase in Dubai and SpaceX does not ship its products there. If SpaceX receives information that a Starlink terminal is being used by a sanctioned party or unauthorized user, we will investigate the complaint and, if necessary, take steps to disable the terminal to be approved.”– Added representatives of Elon Musk’s company.

SpaceX also does not authorize any third-party vendors, resellers or distributors to sell its systems in Dubai.

It is worth noting that these comments concern not only the sale of terminals to occupiers in Russia, but also work on Russian territory. But The company declined to answer the question about whether Russians could use satellite internet in the occupied territories of Ukraine. It is still unclear exactly where the invaders’ use of Starlink was observed.