Russians begin using Shahed drones operated via Starlink, says expert

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/01/25/8017819/

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  1. I just want to point out that right now pentagon has control of Starlink in Ukraine. Terminals black or whitelisting, region or time locking, things like that 

  2. Reasonable-Sweet9320 on

    Musk was being investigated during the Biden administration for his contacts with Putin including meetings in Moscow.

    Musk security clearances don’t permit that kind of communication ( ie not authorized or cleared, etc). Also Musk drug use is a violation of his security clearance conditions.

    [Elon Musk’s drug use and Putin ties has stopped SpaceX to avoid asking for higher security clearance: report Sources told The Wall Street Journal that Musk’s drug use and contact with foreign nationals could lead to his existing security clearance being revoked if he attempts to upgrade it](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/elon-musk-security-clearance-putin-b2665462.html)

    [Musk Under Federal Investigation for Flouting Security Clearance Rules](https://ca.news.yahoo.com/musk-under-federal-investigation-flouting-173319818.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAALn0xEMAj02bZE3QT8X3iB3Slf_G3GxQiRWjOavLJDZpXp8TVkFxkjw2y1XC-BedKyOFBlXvAetlHz7gF4K49ZKY1Kvu2IYOrVyEnKPynl_oNiDtnNhCvLFUmam4F5TQi3YKiZ7V52JMfY7_9X2Po4y3C0IrUtR5ewusgQOL9OYn)

  3. the Geran-2 and its variants is what they use now.

    relay drones were already thing before starlink, extends range greatly. Big payload on board these things too.

    Shahed are somewhat basic and no longer used.