原文鏈接：https://medium.com/@giorgioprovinciali/starlink-as-a-weapon-6f723d2e65c4?sk=976eeb2e34f4a37b4074cff61461ac87
Starlink As A Weapon
By:Giorgio Provinciali
Live from Ukraine ????????
Pryluky The restrictionsagreedupon by Elon Musk and Ukraines new Defense Minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, have had immediate effects, both in containing Russian medium-range strikes and at the front, whereenemy communications have collapsed.
On Monday evening, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defenseissuedan urgent statement explaining that within the next few hours, all Starlink devices on the territory would have to be registered at any local branch of the countrys Department of Administrative Services (CNAP) for private citizens, or via the Д?Я app (introduced by the Ministry of Technological Innovations when Fedorov himself was in charge) for companies.
While the electronic warfare containment measures were already stringent during the activation of Ukraines anti-aircraft defenses, after this announcement they led toa total ban with immediate effect. Although we registered our device very early Tuesday morning, our account was activated just before this article was published (were writing on Friday). Thus,the blockade was massive and preemptive, and the whitelist was applied later.
A brutal and operationally painful measure, but consistent with military logic, it had direct and devastating impacts on the front.
This highlightsRussias effective dependence on Starlink. Although Elon Musk announced that he had blocked Russians from accessing its satellite network, thereby denying them strategic leverage, on the ground they continued to use it to connect their strike teams, coordinate artillery, manage evacuations, and dictate logistics schedules. Furthermore, as we have repeatedlyhighlighted, several Russian drones benefited from that valuable real-time feed to launch devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities in the rear.
For months, Moscow profited from smuggled Starlink terminals, foreign accounts, and the opaque use of the service in the territories of Ukraine it illegally occupies.
It connected commanders to their units and drone pilots to their instruments of death. Synchronizing these elements is crucial in modern warfare. Without coordination, teams advance blindly, reaction time and the risk of friendly fire increase, and retasking slows.The blackout was not only a failure of communication but also a failure of decision-making, resulting in immediate asymmetric impacts.
Having suffered the devastating experience of theinformation blackoutthatledto the compromise of Operation Kursk,Ukraine developed alternative networks and connection methods, while Russia hyper-centralized Starlink. The Ukrainians held up better because they were accustomed to fighting in degraded conditions, while the Russians collapsed. Being disconnected in critical contexts creates a powerful psychological and operational effect, leading to indecision, slowdowns, and increased casualties.
Moscow had also begun using drones like the Gerbera(lightweight and long-range)as mothershipsto transport smaller, first-person-view drones to the Ukrainian rear areas, piloted by hooking up to the local mobile network with smuggled SIM cards.
Preventing those carrier drones from communicating via Starlink (during the attacks, 4G/LTE connectivity slowed or was completely disabled) was therefore essential.
2025 was the bloodiest year for civilians in Ukraine:
2,514 died, and 12,142 were injured.
The American withdrawal and the hypocrisy of an EU that claims to be on Ukraines side but indirectly funds Russian terror more than its own defense have led to a 31% increase over 2024 and a 70% increase over 2023.
The introduction of the Starlink whitelist also marks a crucial historical step.Elon Musks service has ceased to be a generic commercial service and has become a communications and political-operational control infrastructure. The networks segmentation by identity, not just by geographic area or hardware ownership, has further disrupted the balance of that world, which was based on rules and laws that no longer exist today. From a neutral infrastructure to an instrument of power capable of producing immediate catastrophic effects, the Internet has, for the first time in history, played a decisive strategic role in a high-intensity conflict.
However, an observation arises. Russia is not among the countries covered by Starlink. So why did Elon Musk wait so long to deactivate the service? After all, Ukraine is among the countries covered by the service. However, when the Ukrainian government legitimately asked Elon Musk to provide service in Crimea, legally part of Ukraine, herefused, preventing the Ukrainians from using his satellite internet connection to carry out offensive operations. Hemaintainedthis stance during the Kursk operation, compromising its success. Likewise, it should be noted thatindiscriminately blocking all signals over the Ukrainian territories illegally occupied by the Russian Federation will similarly prevent the Ukrainians from conducting deep-strikes to retake them.
Therefore,the introduction of the whitelist will make sense as long as the Ukrainian government decides which devices should be authorized within its territory andas long as the Starlink company upholds its publicly stated commitment not to provide service in Russia.
The ongoing blackouts severely damaged our houses heating system in Western Ukraine while we were in the Donbas.
Without electricity, the pump couldnt circulate the liquid while the fire was lit. As a result, the system caught fire, and the whole house was at risk of burning. Fortunately, it did not, but the whole system needs to be changed, and the house needs to be restored. Tubes are all bent, walls are blackened by haze, and the heating system doesnt work, requiring an entirely new system.
We are doing our best since Allas parents live there, but theres still a lot to work on here, too, as the people around us are in no better situation.
Were renewing our fundraising campaign and thanking everyone who joins us in helping us restore what Russia is destroying. Even a small donation helps. Well keep you updated on developments.
Thank you all, friends ????????
星鏈作為武器
作者：Giorgio Provinciali
翻譯：旺財球球
烏克蘭前線報道????????
普魯留基埃隆馬斯克與烏克蘭新任國防部長米哈伊洛費多羅夫達成的限製措施已產生即時效果，既遏製了俄方中程打擊，也使前線敵方通信陷入癱瘓。
（圖：顯示離線狀態的Starlink控製麵板的截屏。這是由於對烏克蘭乃至希望包括俄羅斯在內的地區施加的限製所致版權所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
周一晚上，烏克蘭國防部發出緊急聲明，說明在未來數小時內，境內所有Starlink設備須由私人用戶在各地行政服務中心（CNAP）辦理登記，企業則通過費多羅夫任內推出的Д?Я應用程序注冊。
盡管在烏克蘭啟動防空防禦時電子戰遏製措施已相當嚴格，但此公告之後立即升級為全麵禁用並立即生效。盡管我們在周二淩晨很早就為設備登記，但我們的賬戶直到本文發布前才被激活（本文撰寫於周五）。由此可見，封鎖是大規模且具有先發性，白名單隨後才被啟用。
這一殘酷且在操作上代價高昂的措施，符合軍事邏輯，卻對前線產生了直接且毀滅性的影響。
（圖：我們的Starlink控製麵板截屏顯示賬戶被禁用版權所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
這凸顯了俄方對Starlink的實質性依賴。盡管馬斯克宣稱已阻止俄羅斯人訪問其衛星網絡，以剝奪其戰略優勢，但在地麵上他們仍繼續利用該網絡連接打擊小組、協調火力、組織撤離與安排後勤。此外，正如我們反複指出的，多型俄方無人機也借助該實時信息，向烏克蘭後方城市發起毀滅性襲擊。
數月來，莫斯科從走私的Starlink終端、境外賬號以及在其非法占領區內對該服務的不透明使用中獲益匪淺。
它將指揮官與部隊、無人機操作者與其殺傷設備連接起來。在現代戰爭中，同步這些要素至關重要。若缺乏協調，部隊盲目前進、反應時間延長、誤傷風險上升、任務調整變慢。斷聯不僅是通信失敗，更是決策失敗，進而帶來即時的不對稱後果。
（圖：我們的Starlink控製麵板截屏顯示訪問受限版權所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
在遭受導致庫爾斯克行動受損的信息中斷慘痛教訓後，烏克蘭發展了替代網絡和連通方式，而俄羅斯則將Starlink的使用高度集中化。烏克蘭人更擅長在受損條件下作戰，因此支撐性更強；俄羅斯則在斷聯後崩潰。在關鍵情境下被斷聯會產生強大的心理和作戰影響，導致猶豫、拖延和更多傷亡。
莫斯科還開始使用類似格爾貝拉（輕型、遠程）這樣的無人機作為母艦，攜帶更小的第一視角（FPV）無人機深入烏克蘭後方，並通過走私的SIM卡接入當地移動網絡進行操控。
因此，在攻擊期間切斷這些運載無人機通過Starlink的通信（4G/LTE連接被削弱或完全失效）就顯得尤為必要。
（圖表來源：TopLeadEU）
2025年是對烏克蘭平民最血腥的一年：
2,514人死亡，12,142人受傷。
美國撤退與自詡站在烏克蘭一邊卻間接資助俄方恐怖活動的歐盟資助額較2024年上升31%，較2023年上升70%，多於自身防務支出。
（圖：Atesh組織的俄羅斯遊擊隊員證實了Starlink的中斷圖片來源：Telegram上的Atesh）
引入Starlink白名單也標誌著一個關鍵的曆史性轉折。馬斯克的服務已不再是單純的商業服務，而成為一種通信與政治-作戰控製基礎設施。網絡按身份而非僅按地理區域或硬件所有權進行分段，進一步打破了過去基於規則與法律建立的平衡，這些規則如今已不複存在。互聯網從中立基礎設施轉為一種能產生即時災難性效應的權力工具，互聯網首次在曆史上，在高強度衝突中發揮決定性戰略作用。
（圖：我們的Starlink控製麵板截屏顯示服務恢複版權所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
不過，有一點值得注意。俄羅斯並不在Starlink服務覆蓋的國家名單中。那麽為何馬斯克遲遲不關閉該服務？畢竟，烏克蘭在服務覆蓋範圍內。然而，當烏克蘭政府合法地要求埃隆馬斯克在法律上屬於烏克蘭的克裏米亞提供服務時，他拒絕了，阻止烏克蘭人利用其衛星互聯網開展攻勢行動。他在庫爾斯克行動期間也持此立場，影響了行動的成功。同樣需要指出的是，若不加區別地封堵烏克蘭境內被俄方非法占領區上空的所有信號，也同樣會阻止烏克蘭對這些地區實施深度打擊以奪回控製權。
因此，白名單的引入在兩個條件下才有意義：其一是烏克蘭政府能決定其領土內應獲授權的設備；其二是Starlink公司履行其公開承諾，不向俄羅斯提供服務。
（圖：我站在為保衛這座城市而犧牲的烏克蘭英雄紀念碑前：烏克蘭普魯留基????????版權所有，Giorgio Provinciali）
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持續的停電嚴重損壞了我們在烏克蘭西部的家中的供暖係統，而我們當時就在頓巴斯。
沒有電，點著的爐火無法通過水泵循環熱水。結果，係統起火，整個房子麵臨著燒毀的風險。幸而未被燒毀，但整個係統需要更換，房子也需要修複。管道都是歪的，牆壁被煙霧熏黑，供暖係統無法正常工作，需要徹底更換。
我們正在盡最大努力，因為Alla的父母住在那裏，但這裏還有許多工作要做，周圍的人處境也好不到哪兒去。
我們正在重啟籌款活動，感謝每一位支持我們修複被俄羅斯摧毀一切的朋友。即使是小額捐款也有幫助。我們會及時更新進展。
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