Starlink Internet Plays Key Role in Ukraine War
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Starlink is a kind of internet. It comes from space. A company called SpaceX makes it. Elon Musk owns SpaceX.
Soldiers in Ukraine use Starlink every day. It helps them talk to each other. It is very important for the war.
People say Starlink is the backbone of military communication in Ukraine. This means it is the main support for everything.
But SpaceX can stop or limit Starlink access. This has happened before. If this happens again, it could be very bad for Ukraine's army.
Many soldiers need Starlink to send messages. They also use it to find enemy positions. Without it, they have fewer ways to communicate.
Elon Musk's choices about Starlink can affect the war. This makes some people worried.
Vocabulary15 words
- Starlink
- a service that gives internet from space
- SpaceX
- a company that makes rockets and satellites
- backbone
- the main and most important part of something
- military
- about soldiers and war
- communication
- sending and sharing information
- access
- the ability to use something
- satellite
- a machine that goes around Earth in space
- restrict
- to limit or control something
- army
- a group of soldiers
- enemy
- a person or group you fight against
- position
- a place where someone is
- worried
- feeling nervous about something bad
- owns
- has something that belongs to you
- support
- help for something
- internet
- a system that connects computers around the world
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1. An internet service from space 2. Elon Musk 3. Yes
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Starlink is a kind of _____. It comes from space. A company called _____ makes it. Elon Musk _____ SpaceX.
Soldiers in Ukraine use Starlink every day. It helps them talk to each other. It is very important for the _____.
People say Starlink is the _____ of military communication in Ukraine. This means it is the main support for everything.
But SpaceX can stop or _____ Starlink access. This has happened before. If this happens again, it could be very bad for Ukraine's army.
Many soldiers need Starlink to send messages. They also use it to find _____ positions. Without it, they have fewer ways to communicate.
Elon Musk's choices about Starlink can affect the war. This makes some people _____.
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