Ukraine

Transcription from 256 Cyber Assault Division:

You’ve probably seen this story making the rounds online: russian soldiers are trying to activate their Starlink terminals by finding Ukrainian citizens willing, for 30 shekels, to register them in their own name.

No surprise there: the enemy’s abrupt switch from reliable “capitalist” connectivity to domestic low-tech workarounds has seriously degraded their communications – disrupting coordination and putting a dent in assaults and drone activity across the frontlines.

Knowing how desperately russians will hunt for any way to bring Elon’s terminal back online –and the risks resumed comms creates for the Ukrainian defenders – we, together with InformNapalm and MILITANT, decided to help. We did so by creating a network of channels and bots that appeared to offer activation services for a fee.

In one week, we received:

• 2,420 submissions with enemy Starlink details and precise geolocations;
• 31 messages from would-be collaborators eager to act as registered holder for activation;
• $6,000 in “donations” from russian troops who were frantically looking for a fix to their comms problem.

Bottom line:

• Information on enemy terminals was passed to Serhiy Sternenko so they can be permanently neutralized;
• Data on would-be collaborators is already being processed by the competent Ukrainian authorities;
• The shekels we “farmed” off the enemy will cover several urgent fundraisers for Ukraine’s Defense Forces.

Another thread with details: https://xcancel.com/InformNapalm/status/2021908711791636943