• US Brigadier General Steven Butow said Starlink has "destroyed Putin's information campaign."
• The internet service helped organize attacks and kept soldiers in touch with family, per Politico.
• SpaceX CEO Elon Musk sent over the first Starlink terminals within days of Russia's invasion.

Starlink, the satellite-internet service from SpaceX, has been crucial part of Ukraine's defense against Russia, according to a US official and Ukrainian military members.From sending coordinates for artillery strikes against Russia to broadcasting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speeches across the world, US Brigadier General Steven Butow told Politico that SpaceX's Starlink services have been indispensable to the Ukrainian military. The general has worked closely with SpaceX as the director of the space portfolio at the defense innovation unit.

"The strategic impact is, it totally destroyed [Vladimir] Putin's information campaign," Butow told the publication. "He never, to this day, has been able to silence Zelenskyy."

Starlink's capabilities are put to the test on a daily basis by Ukrainian soldiers. Politico reported that the satellite dish is used to plan missions and fight misinformation from Russia, as well as keep soldiers in touch with their family and provide a source of leisure activity during down times.