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>Midrange strike against targets in occupied Ukrainian territory are a bit of a grey area.

Nothing grey about destroying invading army on your own territory.

>speed limit was clobbering interceptors

That version never passed the smell test, interceptors dont use Starlink.

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Ukraine's position has been that starlink is used exclusively for drone defense, i.e., interceptors. That is sensible because that's within the contracted terms. However, there is intentional obfuscation of starlink and starshield in all of this. Ukraine also claims that it doesn't use star-anything for offensive drone attacks, which is kind of unbelievable. The contention started when the White House told Ukraine that refineries were off limits, and then Ukraine struck refineries anyway. It seems clear to me that 1) they are using the technology, however it is branded, to reach and possibly cross the border, and 2) this was a signal to abide by the temporary restrictions, as the tri-lateral talks are being negotiated.

>used exclusively for drone defense

Claim makes no sense

Refineries are hundreds to thousands kilometers from the border, Starlink doesnt work there.

Starshield does

Starshield never worked in russia.

The white house agreed to terms with Russia without involving Ukraine. Russia bombed ukraines energy infrastructure literally within hours of Trump saying that the ceasefire was effective and Ukraine waited three days before bombing energy infrastructure in Russia again.

Trump and Musk are being petty because they can't control a foreign nation with a fake agreement that's in the middle of a war. Tried to twist Ukraine's arm. Disgusting shameful behavior. I hope they rot in jail.

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