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Elon Musk’s Satellites, Twenty-One Dead Teenagers, and the Question Nobody Is Asking
How Starlink’s Integration into Ukrainian Drone Operations Exposes the Legal Void and Accountability Gap at the Heart of Twenty-First Century War On the night of 21–22 May 2026, Ukrainian forces launched sixteen Fire Point FP-1 and FP-2 one-way attack drones against Starobelsk in the Luhansk People’s Republic, striking the dormitory and academic buildings of the… Continue reading
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