Musk urges Starlink users in Ukraine to verify terminals

SpaceX owner, American businessman Elon Musk, has urged users of the Starlink satellite internet who are in Ukraine to register their terminals.

"It is important to register your Starlink terminal if you are in Ukraine," Musk wrote on the social network X, reposting a post by SpaceX Vice President of Business Operations Lauren Dreyer regarding instructions for registering terminals.

Since the end of last year, the Russian military has begun to massively equip its drones with Starlink satellite systems, which has significantly increased their effectiveness both on the battlefield and during shelling deep inside Ukraine.

At the end of January, Defense Minister Mikhail Fedorov reported that the Defense Ministry team had contacted SpaceX and proposed ways to solve this problem.

The first reaction was to limit the speed at which Starlink satellite communication terminals operate in Ukraine.

However, as a long-term solution, the Cabinet of Ministers later adopted a resolution to introduce a "white list" for Starlink, thanks to which only verified and registered terminals will operate in Ukraine, and others will be disconnected.

Already on February 4, Fedorov appealed to the commanders of the Defense Forces at all levels with an appeal to organize the verification of Starlink terminals - for this it is necessary to transfer all Starlink terminal numbers via the DELTA system to the "white list".

According to him, the Starlink verification process in Ukraine is actively underway, citizens are already entering terminals into the "white list" to ensure their operation.

As of the end of summer 2025, according to the Ministry of Digital Affairs of Ukraine, it has ensured the supply of about 50 thousand Starlink terminals since the beginning of the war thanks to the support of international partners. In addition to Poland, their work is also paid for by Germany. In addition, Starlink terminals are also imported and used in Ukraine by other users who pay for them independently. The total number of Starlink terminals in Ukraine at that time was estimated at approximately 100,000.