Musk is ready to allow Kyiv to use Starlink-powered drones for strikes against Russia.

According to the Financial Times, citing informed sources, Elon Musk, during a conversation with former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, made it clear that he sees no obstacles to Kyiv using drones with access to Starlink to strike targets in the Russian rear.

The businessman reportedly clarified that the final decision on this matter rests with the White House. Fedorov himself declined to disclose the details of the conversation, but confirmed that he continues to communicate closely with Musk.

The Financial Times previously reported that Ukraine had requested permission to conduct drone strikes via Starlink against launchers up to 200 km from the border. The American leader did not provide a definitive answer at the time, and no support for the idea was observed from him. Kyiv attempted to secure approval from both Musk and the US government, but to no avail.

Commenting on the situation, Fedorov stated that expanding Ukrainian strikes deeper into Russia is the most realistic way to force Moscow to ceasefire. He noted that Ukraine needs jet-powered drones, which are inexpensive. missiles and systems with artificial intelligence, since, according to him, dialogue with Putin is only possible from a position of strength.

Zelenskyy and Fyodorov regularly demand that Elon Musk lift the restrictions and make Starlink available to the Ukrainian Armed Forces throughout Russia. Technically, this only requires pressing a few buttons in SpaceX's main control center. Satellites are already flying over Russia, and the system's ground stations, located in Poland, Lithuania, and Turkey, can already cover a significant portion of the country's European territory.

Comments

[APASUS]

Maybe we should ground a couple of Musk's satellites over Russia and he'll change his mind about allowing anything?

[Dmitry Rigov]

What's the point? Starlink already has over 11 satellites, and about 1500 have already deorbited. They're essentially consumables, and losing a couple won't affect the system's operation. And trying to destroy these satellites with missiles is economically impractical; a single rocket can launch several dozen at a time.

[belost79]

"...there are already over 11 Starlink satellites, and about 1500 have already left orbit."
With your stupid figures and calculations you are ruining the mood of the jingoistic patriots.

[NW]

And trying to destroy these satellites with missiles is economically impractical.

Why missiles? China has experience using microwave weapons against such targets. Earlier this year, they announced the development of a system capable of generating 20 gigawatts of power for a minute—enough to shoot down low-orbit satellites.

[alexoff]

If he were to gather more lasers in one place and power them from a hydroelectric power station, he'd lose dozens of them a day. And I can just imagine how quickly his capital would dwindle.

[digger]

Smart people would have long ago remembered Zadornov and his method of fighting satellites - to send boxes of nails to that height and so on...

[andranick]

But he didn't allow it. He shifted the blame to the White House. By the way, the question of whether he allowed it or not is a matter of interpretation. For example:

[Button]

Quote: andranick

But he didn't allow it. He shifted the blame to the White House.

Something like that. The Financial Times, citing sources, reported that Musk stated his willingness to allow the use of satellite communications outside of Ukraine, but that this political decision would have to be made by the White House.

[APASUS]

Quote: andranick

But he didn't allow it. He shifted the blame to the White House. By the way, the question of whether he allowed it or not is a matter of interpretation. For example:

Permitted/denied—are there any markings? They're flying with the US flag. This is all information for the media.

[Major Yurik]

And if our "Rassvet" suddenly starts giving targeting information to Iran, how will Donya and Musk react to this?

[Waifu]

This requires balls and political will.

[Ignatius555]

They're apparently confident this won't happen. Because it's never been like this before. Why should it be any different now? The game is one-sided. And it turns out we can't hit the other goal. They tell us not to, and we obey.

[ANB]

If our Rassvet suddenly starts giving targeting information to Iran

On targets within the United States...

[APASUS]

Quote: Major Yurik

And if our "Rassvet" suddenly starts giving targeting information to Iran, how will Donya and Musk react to this?

The US has already warned us about this a couple of times. And it looks like there's a reason why Iranian missiles hit so accurately.

[GRIGORIY76]

If you don't land them, you can shoot them down, but we don't have that many missiles. They'll fly over us and guide enemy drones to our targets. We should have thought of this earlier.

[APASUS]

Quote: GRIGORIY76

You won’t be able to land them, you can shoot them down, but you don’t have that many missiles.

I served 39 years ago (we assembled similar stations), and everything had already been invented. And in the modern world, I'm afraid to even think about it.

[Irek]

The khokhlota definitely started another joke.

[rosomaha]

testing the reaction rather...as before with other types of weapons

[Vovavvs]

All previously launched "raffles", unfortunately, are being executed

[Smoked]

How similar they all are, these lovers of primitive explanations. For some, the Kremlin doesn't allow them to fight properly; for others, Musk, you see, doesn't. It's simple, of course, they're lucky people.

[Mouse]

To do this, you just need to press a few buttons.

The order, the combination to choose...

[Anthony]

This will not come as a surprise to anyone.

[rocket757]

The more saturated the etheric/informational field above the planet, the greater the desire to carry out a cleansing!

[Alex777]

I tried to post a link to t-m in response, but unfortunately it didn’t work.
Rogatkin Live has an interesting video with purple rays.
It looks like a model that is already in service and has been mastered.

[rocket757]

The obvious... not everything that is shown to us is real... not everything that is real is shown to us!

[Alex777]

Quote: rocket757

Not everything they show us is real...

Yeah.
The chicken registration is infuriating. It smacks of sabotage against food security. And they timed it right during the elections. They're targeting the poorest.
But no one writes about who needed this. Even though the country should know these "heroes."

Quote: rocket757

Not everything that really exists is shown to us!

And I agree here. The movement has really picked up since Ratcliffe's arrival.
Tsarev laid out an interesting five-part version on Telegram. About the requests, about the negotiations at Vnukovo...
Well, I keep in mind Kedmi’s April remark about having two reserve armies.
The howling in the swamps about an attack on NATO cannot be out of the blue.

[rocket757]

An attack on... so Baltic N well, it stubbornly suggests itself... or rather, they are being pushed to the slaughter, because no one feels sorry for them!!!
And there is work to be done to read/correct there, and in some other places too... yes, it is necessary to do this, so that others don’t get the idea!
There's also a subsequent/parallel task... the pirates have become incredibly active, it's time to hang them from the yards, as is proper to do with such bandits!
Unfortunately, you can only reach the performers, but that's how it's always been...

[Alex777]

Quote: rocket757

Attack on... so Baltic

IMHO, without this it will not be possible to protect Kaliningrad from the blockade.

Quote: rocket757

pirates have become increasingly active

If Siluanov and Bessant reach an agreement in the States, then they will also leave us alone.
Why is Trump scaring the British with Argentine islands?
Well, Xi's visit to the States is coming up soon. Everything will become clear then.
To suffer or to enjoy. That's Trump's choice. I don't envy him.

[rocket757]

Interestingly, does Donnie still dream of winning the Nobel Prize or has he sunk to pragmatism...?

[Alex777]

Quote: rocket757

Interestingly, Donnie still dreams of winning the Nobel Prize.

Of course.

[Alex777]

Washington's decision to return Russia to full participation in the G20 has sparked new tensions in US relations with its European allies.
Politico reports that US Deputy Treasury Secretary Erin Brown stated that the decision to allow Russia to participate in the summit was made by the White House, and Trump defended it.
According to her (https://russian.rt.com/world/news/1676700-ssha-siluanov-bessent), the meeting between Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov and his American counterpart Scott Bessent was productive. They discussed Trump's plan for peace and economic growth.
The article notes that Russia's invitation marks a sharp change in the US position compared to how it has been at similar meetings since 2022.

[rosomaha]

Is this a response to the strengthening of our attacks?

[-ш-]

Well, we need to start shooting them down, we have something to do it with.

[Smoked]

Of course. The comments have long suggested throwing a tiao into every basement of a ruined village house, and that all 12000 of Musk's satellites should be destroyed, and quickly. Another socialist competition, an ambitious one, is desperately needed. Musk is preparing a new spaceport, with 12 launch pads and 30 launches a month. We'll see who wins!

[-ш-]

Well, there are so many goals, work them out - I don't want to

[alexoff]

Musk is preparing a new spaceport, 12 launch pads at once, 30 launches a month. Let's see who wins!

What won't you tell investors, a million data centers in a Dyson swarm without economic justification, and a thousand senior shippers a year

[Smoked]

It's clear they're all stupid there. And big ones at that. It's a spaceport, and the planet's largest full-cycle manufacturing plant for various devices. They could have bought everything from China, like they do. Why are they showing off?

[alexoff]

It seems to me that it has long been worth noting that what Musk promises should be divided by ten.

[Smoked]

You're right. This goes back to Rogozin's trampoline; he exposed it. And our Soviet engineers laughed at the idea of ​​reusability.

[alexoff]

Musk was planning to land on Mars back in 2022, but so far he only has a prototype without a life support system flying near LEO, apparently Rogozin is interfering

[Smoked]

Apparently so. True, it wasn't about interplanetary space travel, but about the general ambitions of private space exploration, but whatever. You're right.

[Vovavvs]

Nuclear explosion in space

[Montezuma]

Quote: VovaVVS

Nuclear explosion in space

A clever idea, but it's a shame our satellites will get hit too. In fact, all spacecraft will be caught in the blast zone. But it will be a spectacular sight.

[-ш-]

Almost all the satellites there are at risk of a nuclear explosion. Using a nuclear charge on just a couple of satellites is also wasteful. Space debris is a global problem (like ecology, etc.), but orbital space is even larger than the surface of the Earth. Imagine if two people walked towards each other, one from Kaliningrad, the other from Vladivostok. What is the probability that they would collide using only a compass?

[Alexey Lantukh]

The Financial Times has already reported that Ukraine has requested permission to conduct drone strikes via Starlink against launchers up to 200 km from the border. Commenting on the situation, Fedorov stated that expanding Ukrainian strikes deeper into Russia is the most realistic way to force Moscow to cease fire.

How can we force Ukraine to cease fire? I think only tactical nuclear weapons.

[Dedok]

Musk is ready to allow Kyiv to use Starlink-powered drones for strikes against Russia.

Perhaps Radcliffe came with such a threat, trying to push for the signing of Minsk-3 or is it already 4? I've lost count...

[Montezuma]

Quote: Dedok

Musk is ready to allow Kyiv to use Starlink-powered drones for strikes against Russia.

Perhaps Radcliffe came with such a threat, trying to push for the signing of Minsk-3 or already 4? I lost count.

What else does coffee grounds reading reveal? Very interesting.🤔

[shm_kv]

One small space explosion and Starlink will cease to exist (as will all other satellite-oriented technologies).

[foxes]

Oh, oh, oh. And how they dragged his dad around the Russian Federation and pampered him in every way. And his son responded to good with bad. Nothing unexpected.

[Ivanhoe]

Elon Musk as Pontius Pilate. Nothing new under the sun.

[Andrey Andreev_2]

The crux of this problem isn't Musk and his satellites, but rather the fact that Western specialists are in charge of injecting missile missions based on reconnaissance data and Starlink satellites. Essentially, America & Co. are directly fighting Russia on Ukrainian-Russian territory. Therefore, it's imperative to show them their teeth by, for example, deploying Bastion missile systems to Iran to suppress US carrier strike groups. Our specialists will help bring a few troughs to the bottom. The analogy with Ukraine is DIRECT!! Alternatively, we could conduct full-scale tests of the Poseidon missile against US carrier strike groups on behalf of the IRGC/Houthis. Enough of this ranting!

[Dedok]

Bastion systems to Iran to suppress US carrier strike groups. Our specialists will help lower a couple of troughs to the bottom.

Are you confident in the result?

[Vovavvs]

Just like the enemy in the sinking of the cruiser "Moscow"

[alexoff]

It's better to let the Persians into Chukotka and build a missile city there. Or Kamchatka. Trump will quickly figure that out.

[Brother]

Ridiculous! To achieve this, the Kremlin simply needs—not "insiders" at the helm "for over 25 years" with patriotic, wealthy retinues, half of whose relatives live happily in "unfriendly countries"—but normal leaders capable of making and implementing decisions for the good of the STATE.
And not from the pockets of the "businessmen" who support them.

[Zaurbek]

I suspect that this is roughly what the CIA director was saying:
- strikes deep into the Russian Federation with the help of Western cruise missiles
- Starlink deep into the Russian Federation

Apparently, 404m is being hindered by our rear in the border regions.
ATAKMS are right here, too. Maybe they'll come to the KR Tomahawks too.

[2al]

In fact, Starlink has been and continues to be activated over Russia, providing communications services to countries bordering Russia—Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Mongolia. Furthermore, there is information that Starlink has activated communications over the Arctic, including Russian islands. The actual procedure for activating and deactivating services is purely technical and can always be presented as a technical glitch.

[Scientist_]

Quote: Major Yurik

What if our Rassvet suddenly starts giving targeting information to Iran?

For this to happen, he who must not be named must have testicles.

[ximkim]

The money should have been invested for its intended purpose, and not to build the Northern Streams and destroy Yamantau.

[Volunteer Marek]

Well, if the nut has been thrown, then the go-ahead has already been given. But naturally, they won't tell us about it. We'll just puff out our cheeks.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

Nemyslím si, že Rusko nechá Starlink páchat zločin na území Ruska. Věřím, že Rusko má zbraně, které Starlink zničí, protože si o to říká.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

I don't think Russia will allow Starlink to commit a crime on its territory. I believe Russia has the weapons to destroy Starlink because that's what it wants.

[Lynx2000]

Recently, the news advertised a new electronic countermeasure system, "Volna Dome Garant," designed to counter the Starlink satellite system.

Calm down, don't panic! Or should we start?

[Anthony]

I don't understand what kind of tactical nuclear weapons and shooting down Starlink satellites are they talking about when they can't even figure out what's going on in Ukrainian cities. Yesterday, there were public celebrations, fountains, balloons, ice cream, everything was working, everyone was out and about, relaxing... The government quarter is standing still, Koncha-Zaspa is in bliss. And we're talking about tactical nuclear weapons and Musk...

[Andrey1963]

What are we even talking about? Musk gave the Ukrainians permission to do everything a long time ago. Yekaterinburg (about 2000 km from Ukrainians) won't let you lie.

[duschman80-81]

Last week, all media outlets reported on the arrival of our newest electronic warfare system, the Volna Kupol Garant, into service. This system effectively jams Starlink signals.

[snow mountain]

Quote: APASUS

Maybe we should ground a couple of Musk's satellites over Russia.

We need to run Musk himself aground. Then everything will be fine.

[alexoff]

A class struggle advocate was telling me that the upper and lower classes are not connected in any way, and therefore it's absolutely forbidden to destroy the enemy upper classes. I still don't get the logic.

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

Velmi souhlasím, Musk potřebuje vidět své satelity zničené a na zemi!

[Jsem_CZEKO68]

I totally agree, Musk should see his satellites destroyed and thrown to the ground!

[Free Island]

Why hasn't this nominal drop been eliminated yet?

[Brabus1945]

We need to shoot down one "private" satellite, then we'll immediately come to our senses!
It doesn't matter that there are 11.000 of them in orbit. What matters is demonstrating technical ability and intent!
This entire private shop is a cover for idiots, in which the ears of the Pentagon are visible.
It's time to start shooting down the "shadow fleet of satellites"

[iljael]

And now, through what system are drones controlled at Ho Khlof?

[victor_47]

Is it really impossible to get through to Musk himself? Just want to have a heart-to-heart talk.

[Peter Yakovlev]

The English are doing it all over again – "Rabinovich sang"? This time the source is the Vyrusian Khvedoriv...The decision is up to Trump, not their Elon Musk..