Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored
Summary
Elon Musk said SpaceX restricted Ukraine’s Starlink service last week because, he alleged, Ukraine used the civilian network for offensive drone strikes. Ukrainian officials said the connection had stabilized, but Kyiv had not officially responded to Musk’s claim; a Ukrainian presidential adviser disputed it. The article links the service disruption to a broader dispute between Washington and Kyiv over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure.Key Facts
- Musk said SpaceX closed what he described as a loophole that let Ukraine use Starlink for offensive drone strikes.
- Musk denied responsibility for a simultaneous issue with Starshield, which he said is controlled by the U.S. government.
- Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said Ukraine could not use commercial Starlink for long- and medium-range drone strikes.
- Ukraine’s defense minister said the military was recording a stable connection, and President Volodymyr Zelensky said service speeds had returned to the needed level.
- Ukraine uses Starlink for battlefield coordination and Starshield for some military communications and drone operations.
- Ukraine previously said the connection cut out when drones exceeded 161 km/h; officials said speeds were now above 400 km/h.
- The connectivity problems began amid a dispute between Washington and Kyiv over Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil infrastructure.
- Trump said he had told Musk to restore the service, while also denying that he had instructed Musk to restrict it.
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