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Ukraine's military loses Starlink access amid missile strikes

Original: Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted

Ukrainian forces are reporting a sudden outage of Starlink satellite internet terminals, a critical tool for battlefield communications and drone operations. The disruption, managed by Elon Musk's SpaceX, comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine, reportedly without advance warning from the United States. Observers are questioning whether the restriction was technical, deliberate, or linked to shifting political dynamics around US support for Kyiv.

Why now: Starlink is vital to Ukraine's battlefield communications, and the outage coinciding with Russian missile strikes raises fears about US support

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• Ukrainian military’s access to Starlink satellite internet suddenly restricted · The Guardian

  Launch of Russian ballistic missiles on Ukraine, with no US warning, coincides with outage of Starlink managed by Musk’s SpaceX

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