Musk restricts Starshield for Ukraine, hitting drone operations: WSJ
Elon Musk reportedly restricted Ukraine's access to SpaceX's Starshield satellite service, rendering some Ukrainian drones ineffective, according to The Wall Street Journal. US President Donald Trump and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth denied ordering the changes. The report says Musk capped connection speeds for Ukrainian equipment using the military-grade system. Hegseth stated the Pentagon issued no instructions to restrict Starshield, while Trump said he did not believe Musk initiated the curbs either. Ukraine reported restrictions last week after Trump criticised Kyiv and urged it to stop targeting Russian oil refineries. Starshield is used for battlefield communications and interceptor drone operations, with tensions rising between Washington and Kyiv over a US deal on Russian diesel.