How reliant is Ukraine on the US-controlled Starlink internet service?
Kyiv keeps issuing warnings that the satellite internet system Starlink is being restricted in Ukraine.
DW reports: Kyiv keeps issuing warnings that the satellite internet system Starlink is being restricted in Ukraine.
How dependent is the country on the system, and what would happen if it went down?
This technology story centres on Ukraine. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include US-controlled Starlink, Kyiv and Starlink.
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