Ukraine's Satellite Internet Cut Off for Violating Starlink's Corporate Rules

Ukraine's Satellite Internet Cut Off for Violating Starlink's Corporate Rules

According to Mehr News Agency, citing Reuters, this restriction had disrupted military operations and led to increased tensions with the United States.

But a few hours later, Elon Musk, chief executive of SpaceX and operator of Starlink, accused the Ukrainian army of violating his company's rules. Neither Musk nor the US government, which is the operator of Starshield using Starlink technology, accepted responsibility for imposing the restrictions.

Musk wrote on the X platform: The Ukrainian army has violated the rules for using Starlink and has used it for offensive drone attacks to kill people. This gap was closed last week. Sergey Beskrestnov, an adviser to the President of Ukraine, said on the Telegram app that this country physically cannot use it for long- and medium-range drone attacks.

Ukraine's Ministry of Defense has not yet commented on this matter.

The Starshield disruptions occurred as Donald Trump, the US President, announced a deal with Russia to buy diesel and, on the other hand, pressured Ukraine to stop attacks on oil refineries.

Ukrainian officials announced that the restrictions reduced Starshield's operating speed to 160 kilometers per hour, limited the army's ability to intercept Russian drone attacks and, on the other hand, led to the cancellation of some military operations.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, wrote on Telegram before Elon Musk's statement was published: The important point today is that Starlink and Starshield have resumed their operations at the speed they had before the restrictions. Now we need this speed.

Shiva Saeedi