SpaceX Ukraine Starlink restrictions

Rubio denies U.S. deliberately withheld Russian missile warnings from Ukraine

Reports that the United States stopped providing Ukraine with intelligence about threats of Russian ballistic missile strikes are false, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Oct. 20.

20 October, 06:37 PM

Zelenskyy, Rubio discuss missile interceptors and Starlink access

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Zelenskyy announced on Telegram on Oct. 20.

20 October, 11:01 AM

Zelenskyy reports continued Starlink failures at 130–161 km/h along the front

Ukrainian equipment using Starlink continues to stop working at speeds of 130–161 km/h in various sectors of the front, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported on social media on Oct. 19 after a briefing from Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Mykhailo Drapatyi.

19 October, 06:29 PM

Ukraine awaits Pentagon, SpaceX confirmation that Starshield is fully restored

Ukraine expects official confirmation from the Pentagon and SpaceX that the Starshield satellite system has been fully restored. Despite an improvement, the system's speed remains unstable, which affects Ukraine's defense capabilities, Ukraine's chargé d'affaires in the United States, Denys Sienik, said on the TV channel Newsmax2 on Oct. 16.

17 October, 03:15 PM

White House ordered Pentagon to throttle Ukraine's Starshield access

The White House ordered the U.S. Defense Department to throttle the Starshield satellite system used by the Ukrainian military for battlefield communications and drone operations, Reuters reported October 15, citing three officials briefed on the matter.

16 October, 09:02 AM

Russia hits Ukraine with over 850 Shahed drones during 'artificial' speed limit on defenses – Zelenskyy

More than 850 Russian Shahed drones attacked Ukraine from the start of the previous day until 9 a.m. on Oct. 15. This is happening at a time of an artificial speed limit on Ukrainian defense capabilities, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X.

15 October, 02:15 PM

Ukraine's Defense Ministry contacts U.S., SpaceX and NATO partners over Starlink restrictions, source says

Ukraine's Defense Ministry is in contact with the U.S., SpaceX, and NATO partners over restrictions on the operation of Starlink terminals for the Defense Forces. The ministry is collecting data from all units, and backup communication channels are being checked and used, a source in the ministry told NV on Oct. 14.

14 October, 04:21 PM

Russian forces access Starlink through smuggling and captured gear

Russian forces continue to use Starlink internet on the front line despite efforts to block the terminals, with devices reaching them through multiple channels, the independent outlet Verstka reported on April 23.

24 April, 11:35 AM

SpaceX Ukraine Starlink restrictions