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Russia was never supposed to have Starlink, so why did SpaceX wait so long to cut it off? (meduza.io)

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Other than the title being the most meaningful comment in this matter, this article explains the broader context of starlink on the front and possible alternatives.

It doesn't answer the question, possibly because it does not have the evidence to confirm that it's because the Kremlin now can afford some other alternative. Time will tell.

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago

There are military purchased ones, then there are civilian purchased ones, then there are donated ones, and even ones purchased by soldiers for their own use that the military isn't aware of.

The Ukrainian soldiers when pressed from above, didn't want to register their unofficial dishes for fear of losing them for other military purposes, so between that, and all the other potential problems, the military decided not to do it. It would also need to be country wide including civilians, so you'd need some country wide process that every new dish needs to go through, and every dish is kept tabs on should it be captured.

These are really good points, and shows how spoiled I am, I am used to a working admin, I am a civilian and here in Sweden, beurocracy tends to work ok for the most part.

I also didn't consider the risk of Starlink systems being reallocated after being registered by the government.

Thank you for pointing this out to me, I genuinely didn't consider either of these points.

[-] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

If I hadn't seen one of the news articles a week or two ago where one of the Ukrainian military higher ups were talking about it, I wouldn't have either. I had always wondered why they hadn't just done it as well.