It wasn’t, of course, just the Ukrainians who felt the loss of Viasat. Tens of thousands of customers around Europe and North Africa were disconnected too—everyone from broadband companies in the U.K. to utilities in Germany. But by disrupting key command and control for the Ukrainian forces in the opening hours of a major conflict, the stakes were radically higher: Without communications, the military couldn’t direct its soldiers, share information, coordinate among different branches, or share warnings and updates. They likely had other, more limited means to talk to each other—but not on
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