House Democrats write to company about Russia’s alleged use of satellite internet service in war against Ukraine
US House Democrats are investigating SpaceX over whether Russia has accessed the company’s Starlink satellite internet service as part of its ongoing war against Ukraine, according to a letter sent to the company on Wednesday.
The letter, authored by the Democratic representatives Jamie Raskin of Maryland and Robert Garcia of California, comes after Ukrainian officials claimed in February to have found evidence Russian use of Starlink terminals for satellite internet, calling it a “systemic problem”.
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