Blocking of unauthorized Starlink terminals in Ukraine has begun (updated)
Mass blocking of Starlink terminals has been recorded in Ukraine. The enemy and Z-publics are in panic. But many Ukrainians have also lost access to the Internet…
On February 4, 2026, approximately at 20:00 Kyiv time, messages began to appear from Starlink users in Ukraine regarding the blocking of their accounts and/or connections. In particular, such messages appeared in the largest community in Ukraine, “Narodnyi Starlink”.
Subsequently, similar complaints appeared from Z-publics, who complained about the collapse of communications in the occupation forces of the aggressor country.
Given the unprecedentedly rapidly implemented regulations by the Ukrainian government, which SkyLinker has already written about, this looks like a step towards implementing the intentions of depriving the aggressor of the opportunity to use Starlink satellite communications on the territory of Ukraine.
Such events were led by the systematic and massive use of Starlink by the Russian military not only on various drones, but also in all occupied territories.
Apparently, a large part of the Starlink terminals that have not yet been submitted for verification have been blocked on a large scale. However, it is not possible to assess the scale of the consequences at this time.
SkyLinker will closely monitor the development of the situation and write about changes and new events.
Updates:
At 11:46 Kyiv time, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov posted a message on his Telegram channel:
Starlinks included in the “white list” are working — Russian terminals have already been blocked
We continue to verify Starlink terminals. The first batch of terminals that were included in the “white list” is already working.
Currently, the “white lists” are updated once a day. If you have submitted your terminal for registration, but it is not working yet — it is worth waiting. This is a very large-scale process that takes time. In parallel, we are already working to ensure that the data is received for verification in real time.
Civilians need to verify their Starlinks through the Central Administrative Center. For legal entities, the corresponding service will soon be available on the Diya portal.
Our team, together with partners, is promptly processing all cases. Thank you to the military and commanders who promptly verified their terminals. Continuity and stability of communications are critically important for the front.
At 14:41 Kyiv time, Elon Musk also published a message about the importance of verifying Starlink terminals for Ukrainians.
