Musk Slows Starlink for Ukraine, Disrupting Drone Missions

Elon Musk last week ordered a slowdown of the military-grade Starlink service that Ukraine relies on, according to a Wall Street Journal report citing US officials, hampering Ukrainian drone missions against Russia. The restriction affected Ukraine's attack and air defense drone operations. Musk and President Donald Trump discussed the decision in a call after it became public, and also before the throttle, per the report. Reuters could not independently verify the claims. Trump, who has pressured Ukraine to stop striking Russian refineries and urged replacing President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, said Friday he didn't think he or Musk was responsible for the loss of Starlink access. Musk earlier said Starshield use was ultimately Trump's call.