Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
by Andrew Roth in Kyiv from US news | The Guardian on (#791NN)
Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk's SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US
Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia's oil industry immediately.
The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk's SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine's military operations and the sudden restrictions on the terminals travelling at high speeds on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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