Starlink Restricted Ukrainian Military Connectivity, Zelenskiy Adviser Says

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• SpaceX's Starlink restricted the functioning of terminals used by Ukraine's military on Tuesday, October 13, according to a Wednesday statement by Zelenskiy adviser Serhii Sternenko cited by Investing.com. Sternenko said on X that connectivity began cutting out Tuesday night for terminals moving faster than 160 km/h, disrupting a number of critical missions, while standard satellite-communication terminals kept working.
• Sternenko said SpaceX likely took the action at the request of the Trump administration, and separately criticized Washington for not sharing intelligence on a Russian ballistic missile strike that night, calling it akin to sanctions on Ukraine. Zelenskiy separately said he had not received advance warning from Western partners about the strike.
• The report notes the claims are Sternenko's own and are not independently verified in the article; it comes amid an escalated Russian offensive this week, Trump's announcement of a US-Russia 'energy truce,' and a prior Trump-Russia diesel supply deal, with Trump pressing Zelenskiy to stop strikes on Russian energy facilities. SpaceX began providing Starlink to Ukraine shortly after Russia's 2022 invasion.

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