Russo-Ukrainian War 2014-23 and Invasion

[Josquius]

Seeing reports that Starlink stopped working for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in areas where they are driving Russia back. Hoping this is not true.

Looking it up this explanation seems positive if true.

https://www.ft.com/content/9a7b922b-2435-4ac7-acdb-0ec9a6dc839

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   https://www.ft.com/content/9a7b922b-2435-4ac7-acdb-0ec9a6dc8397

   Roman Sinicyn, a co-ordinator at the Serhiy Prytula Charity, a foundation that donates Starlink systems to the Ukrainian armed forces, said the problem may be occurring because SpaceX was trying to prevent its misuse by Russian forces.

The blackouts were being experienced in areas so recently regained that their liberations had "not been made public yet," he said.

"It is absolutely clear to me that this is being done by representatives of Starlink to prevent the usage of their technology by Russian occupation forces," Sinicyn said. The Ukrainian military and SpaceX need to co-ordinate more closely, he said.

Seems easy enough so solve issuing passwords to Ukrainians to get around the region lock.

[Barrister]

Seeing reports that Starlink stopped working for the Ukrainian Armed Forces in areas where they are driving Russia back. Hoping this is not true.

I saw that on Twitter.

I also saw a report that it's merely because Starlink only works in Ukrainian-controlled areas.  Rapid Ukrainian advances sometimes means delays in updating exactly where Starlink can or can't work.

We shall see.  I was also pissed off at Musk's recent seeming pro-Russia tweets but will give him the benefit of the doubt until proven otherwise.  After all there were a bunch of posts about "well ackshually the US government paid for Starlink for Ukraine", only to turn out that SpaceX/Musk gave several thousand Starlink terminals for free to Ukraine, and only subsequent deliveries were paid for by the US.

Edit: ninja'd by Grey Fox.

Edit 2: also ninja'd by Jos.

[Legbiter]

Looks like the 3 day operational pause in Kherson on the Ukrainian side is over. Lots of Russian positions over a wide area of the front are being bonked.

[Admiral Yi]

I don't agree with pacifists, but by any measure peace is a very current issue today (and the choices seem indeed to have been inspired by the war in Ukraine). Pacifism doesn't make less sense today than it did around 1900. And more generally it is unsound by states to take a dump on philanthropist wills, it makes writing new ones less appealing.

It was a very poorly conceived prize.

[Malthus]

Holy crap, the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia is on fire and the roadway collapsed.

https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1578600082924253184

[grumbler]

Holy crap, the bridge connecting Crimea to Russia is on fire and the roadway collapsed.

https://twitter.com/osinttechnical/status/1578600082924253184

The freight train is what is on fire.  The bridge should be operational again in only five or six months.

[Malthus]

https://twitter.com/delaklo/status/1578611487861456896

Another pic.

[Zanza]

This pic shows that it is burning in multiple places.

[Malthus]

Any word yet on how they did it?

[Jacob]

As someone said "a punch in Putin's face on his birthday"

[jimmy olsen]

Video of the train in flames and the collapsed roadway. I don't see how Kherson can be suppled now. It'll be hard enough just to supply Crimea with this bridge out.

https://twitter.com/KevinRothrock/status/1578604572402417664

[Zoupa]

[DGuller]

As someone said "a punch in Putin's face on his birthday"

Speaking of Putin's birthday, Lukashenko's gift to Putin was a tractor. 

[Tamas]

This pic shows that it is burning in multiple places.

This is awesome!

[Zanza]

Current situation: One roadway definitely gone, the other looks somewhat usable. The rail bridge did not collapse, but having that burned train there certainly means that it is heavily damaged. And if Ukraine can hit it once, they can probably hit it again. Maybe ATACMS?

https://twitter.com/Liveuamap/status/1578638102083424257?cxt=HHwWgsCi-ay_uegrAAAA

Edit: Different link