SpaceX’s Starlink Satellites Helping Ukraine’s Elite Drone Unit

Elon Musk and SpaceX have aided Ukraine in helping them stay online during territorial turmoil experienced in the country. Their Starlink Satellites are vital in the operations of Ukraine's elite drone unit.

SpaceX's Starlink Satellites in Ukraine

SpaceX's Starlink satellites have played a significant role in ensuring Ukrainian drone teams can perform their tasks even if the onground internet system has been destroyed.

It also helps in relaying messages while in defense operations in the middle of power outages. Starlink satellites have provided the needed instrument for communication in times like this in Ukraine.

In addition, it has been reported that the Russian weaponry has been destroyed by the Ukrainian drone unit. A drone pilot in the Aerorozvidka unit of Ukraine stated that "If we use a drone with thermal vision at night, the drone must connect through Starlink to the artillery guy and create target acquisition."

The Times of London reported that the Ukrainian drone unit deploys their drones equipped with thermal cameras to spy on Russian military vehicles such as tanks and command trucks at night.

According to Business Insider, Hundreds of "priority targets" including Russian tanks, command trucks, and other vehicles have been destroyed in nighttime raids by Aerorozvidka.

Furthermore, the drones have been modified so that they can drop anti-tank grenades on targets.

According to Yaroslav Honchar, the unit commander based in Kyiv, Russian forces seize all movement during the night and typically conceal their tanks between houses in villages where conventional artillery cannot reach them.

However, the elite drone unit, which is composed of dozens of squads of expert drone pilots, has set its sights on these stationary vehicles as a potential target. All of these strategies are also made possible by Elon Musk's Starlink satellites in the country.

SpaceX's Starlink: Mykhailo Fedorov Pleads to Elon Musk

SpaceX has supported Ukraine in the challenges they are experiencing. Ukraine's partnership with Starlink was strengthened when Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted Elon Musk and pleaded to help provide Ukraine with an internet connection.

Fedorov tweeted:

"While you try to colonize Mars -- Russia tries to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space -- Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand."

After the tweet, Elon Musk responded positively and immediately addressed the problem by providing Ukraine with an internet connection.

Elon Musk has been responding to Ukraine's needs. Starlink user terminals have been delivered to the people of Ukraine. These terminals will assist the people of Ukraine in gaining access to the internet despite the fact that Russia has bombed their internet transmission facilities.

This comes after Russia declared its specialized military operations in Ukraine. The Russian military has devastated public infrastructures. The damages left Ukrainian unable to connect to the world since their internet towers were bombed by the Russian troops.

Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov has constantly expressed his gratitude to Elon Musk and his companies, Tesla, SpaceX, and Starlink for their consistent humanitarian efforts to Ukraine.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also expressed his gratitude.

Elon Musk's SpaceX's Starlink satellites were first sent on March 1 and the second shipment was made on March 10. Musk also tweeted about his awareness of the danger of internet satellites.

As a result, SpaceX is now helping Ukraine avoid signal jamming, helps in cyber defense efforts, and addresses underlying threats of Starlink satellites. Recently, Musk sent another batch of Starlink satellites last March 16 and 19.