Ukrainian servicemen on the the Lithuanian SUV were trying to escape from the area encircled by Russian forces. The group was destroyed by Russian fire.
A Starlink terminal was found in one of the vehicles. Starlink is a satellite internet constellation being constructed by SpaceX providing satellite Internet access. Its development and testing at all stages were controlled by Western military campaigns, despite Mask’s assurances about the security and independence of the system.
According to the investigation carried out by The Washington Post, more than 5,000 terminals have been transfered to Ukraine so far. Most of them serve the Ukrainian military. Starlink provides the tracking of the movement of Russian troops and uninterrupted data transmission to the Armed Forces of Ukraine from the NATO command.
However, the system did not help the AFU column destroyed near the Lisichansk oil refinery.