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Russia’s drone campaign in Ukraine has been cut by up to 40 per cent, allowing Ukraine to regain territory after Elon Musk blocked Russia’s access to his Starlink satellite network, according to one of Ukraine’s most senior army chiefs.
Andrii Biletski, commander of Ukraine Third Corps, says the impact of SpaceX switching off Starlink in areas of Ukraine now held by Russia’s invading forces had been “enormous”.
“After the blocking of Starlink for the Russians, the level of their efficiency compared to ours has sharply decreased because Starlink is practically irreplaceable as a combat communication system,” the brigadier general tells The Independent.
“Starlink can only be replaced with another Starlink. Therefore, the impact of Starlink on the current course of the war is enormous.
“In the last two weeks, there has been a significant deterioration in the effectiveness of Russian strikes, by about 20 to 40 per cent.”
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Vladimir Putin is “standing in the way” of a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he promised to stand by Ukraine “for as long as it takes”.
The prime minister made his comments on the fourth anniversary of the war, which was triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Earlier, in a defiant message to his people, Volodymyr Zelensky said that Putin had not broken the Ukrainian people.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer hit out at Putin (PA) (PA Wire)The Ukrainian leader used a televised address on Tuesday to say that “Putin has not achieved his goals”, while Ukraine has preserved its independence and “will do everything to achieve peace and to ensure justice”.
The UK defence secretary John Healey also hit out at the Russian leader, saying the war had been “four years of failure for Putin”.
The PM used an address to his cabinet to praise the “incredible resilience” of Ukraine.
Sir Keir also warned the conflict was not “a remote” one happening “a long way away ..

The masked suspect in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie may have been at her front door earlier than the date of her disappearance, according to multiple reports.
Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Today show star Savannah Guthrie, vanished from her home in the Catalina Foothills outside of Tucson, Arizona, in the early morning hours of February 1. Police believe the elderly woman was taken as she slept.
Authorities released photos of the suspect, who is yet to be publicly identified, earlier this month. The suspect was wearing a ski mask, gloves and, in most of the photos, a backpack.
The photos were taken from a doorbell camera at Nancy’s front door the morning of her disappearance, according to the FBI.
open image in galleryThe masked suspect in the abduction of Nancy Guthrie may have been at her front door earlier than the date of her disappearance, according to multiple reports (FBI)But ABC News reported Monday, citing sources familiar with the investigation, one of the images, w..

Zelensky warns Putin has started WW IIIPoland's foreign minister accused Hungary of showing a shocking lack of solidarity for Ukraine on Monday, and said he believed the Hungarian government was creating a climate of hostility towards Kyiv to use in an upcoming election campaign.
“I would have expected a much greater feeling of solidarity from Hungary for Ukraine,” Radoslaw Sikorski told reporters in Brussels, as Budapest looked poised to block proposed EU sanctions on Russia on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the war.
“And instead, with the help of state propaganda…the ruling party managed to create a climate of hostility towards the victim of aggression. And now it's trying to exploit that in the general election. It's quite shocking.”
EU leaders have voiced frustration over Hungary’s longstanding opposition to supporting neighbouring Ukraine. Budapest said it will block a 90 billion euro loan for Kyiv until Ukraine resumes oil shipments.
It comes as Ukrainian p..