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Zelensky says US satellite speed caps slow Ukrainian drone strikes

Original: Speed limits on a US military grade satellite system are hindering Ukrainian forces' ability to coordinate drone strikes

President Volodymyr Zelensky said speed limits on Starshield, a US military-grade satellite system, are hindering Ukrainian forces' ability to coordinate drone strikes against Russian forces. He said frontline units had reported that the equipment stops or slows their operations. The comments raise questions about the terms of US military support to Ukraine and are drawing attention amid ongoing fighting.

Why now: Zelensky publicly criticized a US military satellite system's restrictions at a sensitive point in the war.

Volodymyr ZelenskyUkraineStarshieldUnited StatesRussia

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• Speed limits on a US military grade satellite system are hindering Ukrainian forces' ability to coordinate drone strikes against Russian forces, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Monday. Zelensky said frontline units had reported that the Starshield equipment "stops… · Vittoria · 5

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