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Starshield restrictions disrupting all Ukrainian military missions, Kyiv source tells Axios
Zelensky told the European Political Community summit in Dublin that Starlink speeds have dropped to 161 km/h over lost territories, as a Ukrainian source told Axios that 100% of missions are failing.
Restrictions on the Starshield satellite communications system used by Ukraine's armed forces are disrupting every planned military operation, an unnamed Ukrainian official told Axios on Thursday.
"Today 100% of the missions fail because of restrictions," the official said. Axios did not specify which operations were affected.
President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking at the European Political Community summit in Dublin, announced what he described as new significant disruptions in the Starshield system. He said the speed of the satellite communication system had dropped to 161 kilometres per hour, and said Starlink services had been restricted over territories lost by Ukraine — pointing to a shift in the U.S. approach to Kyiv.
A SpaceX spokesperson had previously denied that any restrictions were in place on Starshield.
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- CorroboratingThe Moscow Times
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- CorroboratingFrance 24 (EN)
- CorroboratingKyiv Post