Ukraine's 7th Air Assault Corps Commander: Starlink Shutdown Would Not Collapse Front

Commander of Ukraine's 7th Air Assault Corps, Yevhen Lasiichuk, stated that a complete US shutdown of Starlink would not collapse the front line, despite the system's importance for command and strike operations. Lasiichuk acknowledged that a full Starlink blockade would reduce deep-strike effectiveness and complicate operations, as both command posts and weapons systems rely on it, but said Ukrainian forces would continue to hold back the enemy using all other available means. He also detailed drone operations near Huliaipole in Zaporizhzhia region, where his corps defends, noting recent strikes on 18 vehicles and efforts to disrupt Russian logistics routes from Mariupol, including the use of the 237th drone battalion with heavy FirePoint drones.