By Ben Aris in Berlin This is embarrassing: Russians have got their hands on Starlink and it is helping them to improve their position on the battlefield. In 2022, Starlink was initially provided free of charge to Ukrainian forces following Russia’s invasion of the country and made a huge difference. They could easily communicate security across the whole territory, whereas Russia had to rely on unsecure radio transmissions or spotty mobile data coverage. Musk has been vacillating on helping Ukraine. He initially gave the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) free use of Starlink, but later cut them o…