Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine

KYIV — Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access. The Wall Street Journal reports that Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara told reporters that Starshield appears to be working normally again, although the military is still conducting tests and has not received an explanation for the restrictions. This follows a 10-day period where Ukrainian drones would lose internet connectivity when flying at speeds of around 100 miles per hour, resulting in the military losing control of some drones, while others became more vulnerable because they were flying more slowly.

President Donald Trump reportedly called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked him to restore Starshield service. Both Trump and Musk have criticized Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, with Musk recently posting, “Zelensky has gone too far.” The WSJ previously reported that Musk ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine’s Starlink access, though some sources claimed he’d discussed it with the Trump administration first. Musk claimed in a post on X that Ukraine had “violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people.” “Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately,” Musk said.

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Elon Musk limited Ukraine’s access to the military-grade network of Starlink after Trum pcriticised Kyiv’s strikes on Russia’s energy infrastructure.