Ukraine's defense ministry reports successful operation targeting Russian Starlink terminals

According to the ministry, the 256th Cyber Assault Division, the InformNapalm community, and activist Serhii Sternenko carried out a special operation that led Russian forces to believe they had found a way to bypass Starlink restrictions.

"As a result, data was collected on 2,420 enemy terminals and their exact locations. In addition, Russians who used the bot also donated $5,870, which Serhii will use to purchase additional drones. The Starlink terminals have been blocked, and the coordinates have been handed over for further action," the Defense Ministry said.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said at a press conference after the Ramstein meeting that Russia had been left without Starlink satellite communications, but stressed that this is only the beginning.

“We have cut off Russia’s communications in recent days, and I believe this is a good opportunity to show strategic initiative… and I want to say that this is just the beginning," he said.

The blocking operation began after it became known that Russia was increasingly using Starlink on drones. Following a series of Russian drone attacks, Fedorov said the Defense Ministry quickly contacted SpaceX to address the issue.

Ukraine also introduced a whitelist regime — a list of verified Starlink terminals under Ukrainian control. On February 5, the blocking of most Russian terminals was completed.

Seeking ways out of their Starlink difficulties, Russian forces have turned their attention to families of prisoners of war, attempting through threats and demands to force them to officially register terminals in their names. Russian forces are also searching for collaborators willing to register terminals for money.