Date: March 22nd, 2026 8:17 AM Author: UN peacekeeper
Though Ukraine announced the new “white list” system for Starlink before it took effect, troops in the Zaporizhzhia region said the Russians were completely unprepared when they lost access to it in February.
In the first week, Ukrainian officers said, the Russian commanders kept telling soldiers the connection would be restored soon. Troops repeatedly tried to reboot their terminals, which then helped Ukrainian forces detect their locations and hit them.