According to President Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyiv is having difficulty intercepting Russian jet-powered drones because Starlink’s military-grade satellite service, Starshield, is once again subject to “systematic” restrictions. It happened the day after the most recent negotiations to end the war in Ukraine concluded in Abu Dhabi, when US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. Zelensky informed European leaders in Dublin that Ukraine was attempting to resolve the Starlink issue with the United States.
However, he stated that “some things” were already obvious: “If someone in America is making decisions that basically treat Ukrainian territory as if it is not Ukrainian, then this tells us where things are going.” He didn’t go into more detail. Elon Musk’s SpaceX business created Starshield for use in the military and government. It now plays a crucial part in enabling communication on the front lines of Ukraine alongside Starlink.
In late October, the front line experienced a similar connectivity problem that persisted for roughly a week before being resolved. At the time, it was unclear who had issued the interim limits on Starlink services, with SpaceX and US officials providing conflicting justifications. Zelensky claimed that the continued disruption had been “helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine” for a number of days.
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