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US could cut Ukraine's access to Starlink internet services over minerals, say sources. (neuters.de)
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[โ€“] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can do directed WiFi with pretty long range. But you have to set up both transmitter and receiver antenna, and you'll want to tune the direction of both antenna since radio waves don't travel in a straight line along the surface of the Earth. Bit of a faff really.

Long-range Wi-Fi - Wikipedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-range_Wi-Fi

[โ€“] LodeMike@lemmy.today 12 points 1 day ago

The point is that they can't set up a receiver. Modern warfare uses a lot of land.