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Zelensky Says Ukraine’s Starshield Service Is Being Restricted Again
By Eleanor Ever Loyal
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that Ukraine was again facing restrictions affecting its Starshield satellite service, describing disruptions that he said had continued for days and were hampering the country’s defenses.
The Hill reported that Zelensky said the disruptions had been running for days.
Reuters, in reporting carried by Al-Monitor, said Zelenskiy stated that Starshield’s speed had been limited again and that the restrictions were hampering Ukraine’s defenses.
France 24 separately reported that Zelensky described the changes as “new systematic restrictions” on the Starshield network. According to France 24’s report, he said the restrictions would result in more Ukrainians being killed.
The extent and technical nature of any restriction had not been independently confirmed in the reporting cited for this article.
Starshield is the military service associated with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network and is used to provide satellite communications and connectivity for government and military purposes.
Zelensky’s remarks point to renewed concerns in Kyiv about the reliability and availability of satellite communications that Ukraine considers important to its defense. But the reports cited did not independently establish what specifically had been restricted, how broadly any limitations were being applied, or the reason for the reported changes.
The Hill’s reporting established that Zelensky said the disruptions had lasted for days, while Reuters, as carried by Al-Monitor, reported his statement that the service’s speed had again been limited. France 24 reported his characterization of the restrictions as systematic and his warning about their potential consequences.
The reporting provided for this article did not establish whether SpaceX or the Pentagon had issued a response. No response from either organization is included here beyond what is supported by the cited reporting.
Zelensky’s statements therefore remain the central account of the reported restrictions. Independent confirmation of their scope was not available in the source reporting cited.
— Eleanor Ever Loyal, National Desk
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