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SpaceX Starlink terminals openly available on Russian website offered by Chinese drone maker DJI claiming to be an "official distributor" (www.newsweek.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The revelation follows allegations Russian forces are deploying Starlink in their invasion of Ukraine, now in its third year. DJI says it forbids distributors from selling its products in instances of suspected combat end-use. In April 2022, the tech firm announced it was temporarily suspending business in both Russia and Ukraine pending "compliance assessments."

"We can confirm that this is not an official DJI website," a company representative said when asked about the Starlink sales.

DJI said its legal team was looking into possible copyright infringement.

Representatives of the purported distributor, djirussia.ru, did not respond to a request for comment.

Starlink's Elon Musk has categorically denied Starlink sales are happening in Russia.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

As much as both Elon and DJI can't be trusted, I can think of a possible way that they're both telling the truth and that these are neither Starlink terminals nor are they sold through DJI. I'll just say I can't help but notice the US military's of concern/comment over this, which might be for good reason.