Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
Summary
Ukrainian soldiers have had their access to Starlink internet terminals restricted, disrupting military missions. This happened as the Trump administration pressured Ukraine to stop attacks on Russia’s oil industry and amid large Russian missile strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.Key Facts
- Starlink terminals, run by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, help Ukraine’s military communications.
- Access to Starlink was suddenly limited, causing some military missions to fail.
- The outage occurred during ongoing Russian missile attacks on Ukraine without US advance warnings.
- This restriction seems linked to political pressure from President Trump to stop Ukraine’s attacks on Russian oil targets.
- Russia launched 39 ballistic missiles and 120 drones hitting power plants and substations in Ukraine.
- About 600,000 people in Ukraine lost power after the strikes.
- Ukrainian officials suspect the outage was deliberate and coordinated with the political situation.
- Elon Musk, who supports President Trump, had cut Starlink service to Ukrainian forces before during certain attacks.
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