Elon Musk's Starlink satellite dishes CAN'T be camouflaged from Russian military attacks: experts

Ukrainian users of SpaceX's satellite internet network could be making themselves the targets of Russian military attacks, due to the distinctive appearance of the company's dishes, cybersecurity experts have warned. SpaceX's chief executive Elon Musk has been shipping thousands of Starlink terminals and powerful batteries to Ukraine, to help the country stay connected during its war with Russia. As well as providing internet to some of the country's stricken cities, the Ukrainian army has reportedly been making very successful use of Starlink for drone attacks on Russian tanks and positions. However, even Musk has acknowledged that the distinctive appearance of the Starlink terminals could make them targets in Russian airstrikes, and urged users to'place light camouflage over antenna to avoid visual detection'. Now experts have rubbished this suggestion, claiming that the terminals cannot be camouflaged because they need to have an obstructed view of the sky to connect to satellites.