Global Starlink outage hits Ukraine’s frontline
Global Starlink blackout leaves Ukraine’s frontline without connection (Photo: REUTERS/Inna Varenytsia)
SpaceX's satellite internet service Starlink is gradually being restored after a brief outage that affected the entire Ukrainian frontline on the morning of Sep. 15, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi (Magyar) reported on Telegram.
According to the tracking website Downdetector.com, the outage was global.
"Starlink is currently experiencing a service outage. Our team is investigating," Starlink said, without providing further details.
"Starlink is once again down across the entire frontline. 07:28 a.m. ETC," Magyar wrote earlier that day.
The previous global outage, which also affected Ukraine, occurred on July 24.
Since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022, Starlink has been essential to hospitals, schools, and frontline military units throughout Ukraine.
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