SpaceX limits Starlink service for Ukraine’s high-speed military drones without warning – Ukrainian officials say the limitation significantly complicates logistics and drone operations

Ukrainian officials have accused SpaceX of limiting its satellite internet services in the country, disrupting ongoing military and combat drone missions that rely on the technology, according to a Reuters Report today, October 14. Presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov said SpaceX has implemented a speed limit on its military-grade Starshield satellite stations in Ukraine, their operations at speeds above 100 miles per hour (160 km / h) obstacles.

In a Telegram post on Wednesday, Beskrestnov said that Elon Musk’s company did not provide an advance warning before the restriction was implemented. “Our defense forces received no warning about this limitation, and this led to the disruption of several missions,” he wrote. The restriction specifically affects the Starshield terminals and movement. The terminals, which are physically mounted on mobile platforms such as drones and other military vehicles to provide high-speed, real-time communications during transit, were crucial in guiding the Ukrainian drone strikes that decimated Russian logistics across occupied southern and eastern Ukraine.