Starlink on the Ukrainian front: Lessons for Europe’s strategic autonomy

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The disruption of Russian access to Starlink briefly shook the invaders’ capabilities on the frontlines, and it revealed something important about the nature of the modern battlefield. Resilient satellite connectivity has become essential for communication, intelligence gathering, drone operations, and battlefield coordination, making it as critical to military effectiveness as many conventional tools of war. For Europe, this is not only a lesson from Ukraine, but also a warning: as warfare