Musk ordered Starlink limits that disrupted Ukrainian drone operations, report says

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Elon Musk ordered speed restrictions on military-grade Starlink services used by Ukrainian forces, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials, disrupting Ukrainian drone operations against Russian attacks. SpaceX imposed the limits on October 13 without warning, prompting Ukrainian officials to suspect coordination with President Donald Trump. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the restrictions prevented interceptors from countering Russian drones, while Musk claimed the US military and POTUS decide such limits. Trump denied responsibility and said he wanted to find out who was responsible. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there was no deliberate directive to harm Ukraine, as Kyiv awaited official responses from the Pentagon and SpaceX.


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