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[โ€“] adm@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (4 children)

When the war was turning in Ukraine's favor and they were about to push into Russia, he shut it off and crippled their counter offensive. I remember. Fuck Elon and fuck starlink.

[โ€“] barneypiccolo@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Which is why Starlink needs to be confiscated and managed by NATO. Somebody has to operate it, and it should be an entity who is on the side of Freedom amd Democracy.

[โ€“] starman@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's not that easy to confiscate sattelites

[โ€“] Mandrilleren@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure it is. You just confiscate the infrastructure that operates them here on earth, and order their employees to comply.

I don't think that this would be a good idea, but it is definitely doable.

[โ€“] takeda@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not push into Russia, but attempting to retake Crimea.

[โ€“] egrets@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

~~They're presumably talking about the Kursk Oblast.~~ Edit: probably not, see responses.

[โ€“] altkey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

IIRC that was long after that. The initial shutoff of Starlink happened around the explosions targeting the Crimean bridge and them introducing their naval drones.

[โ€“] takeda@lemm.ee 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Exactly, he basically messed up the offensive to retake Crimea.

[โ€“] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Elon & Trump are Russia's greatest weapons.

[โ€“] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Musk and Starlink aren't major difference makers in this war. It's a years-long slog where the main takeaway is "cheap and reliable in volume is more than a match for the newest and fanciest." It hasn't been on the verge of turning in Ukraine's favor since the end of Russia's initial push towards Kyiv.

[โ€“] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Is that why you guys are welding cages on your tanks?

[โ€“] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 9 months ago

"Everyone who disagrees with me is a Russian" was ran into the ground five years ago, get new material.

But yes, a steel cage offering significant protection against much more modern technology is a great example of what I'm talking about.

[โ€“] Serinus@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

Close. There was a geobarrier that he refused to remove. Because attacks against Russia are aggression.