>he just shut down the satellites.
The article's image caption does imply that satellites were disabled, but the headline and text reveal that 'satellite units' are 'offline' or 'shut down'. This likely refers to the satellite receivers (aka 'terminals' in media-speak) Musk donated to Ukraine, not the satellites themselves:
"On Monday Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted an image of Starlink terminals arriving in Ukraine. The terminals will be used to access Starlink satellites in orbit around Earth and provide internet to the war-stricken country."
https://www.newsweek.com/what-starlink-terminals-elon-musks-spacex-internet-ukraine-satellites-spacex-1683544