A bipartisan Ukraine support group, which includes 105 congressmen, has called on the administration of the US President Donald Trump to immediately restore full operation of the “Starshield” system in Ukraine (the military version of “Starlink” satellite communications).
This was reported by Radio Liberty journalist Alex Raufoglu.
In addition, explanations are also being demanded from Elon Muskʼs company “SpaceX”. The European Commission also stated that “SpaceX” should resume “Starshield” operations in Ukraine as soon as possible and ensure stable access to the service for the Ukrainian military.
Earlier, on November 12, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reported that the Ukrainian military is again recording significant failures in the operation of Starshield. According to the president, for several days now, the “Starshield” speed limit has been in effect along the entire front line and in the occupied territories to 161 kmph.
- This is the second time in the last month that Ukraine has restricted the operation of “Starshield”. On the night of October 14, “SpaceX” did this for the first time without warning. The previous speed was fully restored only 10 days later.
- According to Zelensky, the order to restrict the operation of “Starlink” for the Ukrainian military came from the US government, and was technically carried out by “SpaceX”. The White House denied this. Later, the “SpaceX” CEO Elon Musk admitted that his company had restricted the operation of “Starshield” in Ukraine. He explained this by the fact that Ukraine allegedly violated the terms of use of the system. Ukrainian officials deny this.
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