Ukraine says Starlink terminals used by Russia deactivated in blow to Moscow

A Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

KYIV, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Starlink internet terminals ‌used by Russian troops in Ukraine have been deactivated, Kyiv said on Thursday, dealing what one official said ‌was a big battlefield setback for Moscow that had disrupted assault operations.

Russian forces have made unauthorised use of ‌thousands of satellite-based Starlink internet connections for secure communications after the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Kyiv says.