Ukrainians are praising SpaceX founder Elon Musk for his actions to stop Russia’s military from using the satellite internet system Starlink for communications and drone guidance. But another U.S.-based tech company, Ubiquiti, is facing backlash for its silence amid revelations that Russian forces are widely using its products to extend Wi-Fi signals, despite U.S. restrictions.
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In contrast to SpaceX’s response, Ubiquiti and its CEO, Robert Pera, owner of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team, have not publicly commented on a January 2026 investigation by Hunterbrook Media that documented widespread use of its products by Russian forces. Ubiquiti is the world’s most prominent manufacturer of Wi-Fi “bridges” that extend signals over long distances and are used by Russia’s military for critical communications and drone operations in Ukraine.
Ubiquiti’s products appear to be widely available in Russia, mostly sourced from distributors in third countries such as Kazakhstan and Turkey, Hunterbrook found. One Ukrainian communications officer told the outlet that an estimated 80 percent of the Russian bridges he observed near the front line had come from Ubiquiti. Russian units often receive the bridges from volunteers who purchase them using crowdfunded money.
This article is two weeks old, but I have not seen any solid confirmation that these allegations are false and that Ubiquiti isn't at fault here and I find that concerning even though I can't find anything recently to additionally verify these allegations.
https://hntrbrk.com/ubiquiti-epstein/
reddit post from 4 days ago on /r/ubiquiti about this topic with no clear information pointing to a refutation of these allegations other than "well they are going to get it SOMEHOW" which is a shitty excuse in my opinion.
I keep seeing the same hit piece pushed by short sellers. Ubiquity doesn't control where their hardware goes outside of their own supply.
Not to mention that Ubiquiti gear doesn't require you to have any sort of active account. You can set it up and manage it entirely separate from the Internet. And there's plenty of used hardware available that still works perfectly fine.
Starlink requires an account and it knows exactly where the receiving panel is located. None of that applies to Ubiquiti equipment.