Ukraine says Starshield speed limits caused 100% drone mission failures; SpaceX denies

Ukrainian officials report that speed restrictions on SpaceX's Starshield satellite system over the past three days have caused 100% of missions to intercept Russian drones to fail, according to Axios. SpaceX denies any changes were made. An unnamed Ukrainian official told Axios that restrictions escalated from 10% on the first day to 50% on the second, and now all missions are failing. Ukraine's acting ambassador to the US, Denys Senik, said the system disconnects when drones exceed 100 mph (160 km/h), and no explanations have been received from SpaceX or the Pentagon. President Volodymyr Zelensky reported significant disruptions along the entire front line on November 12, with military sources confirming drone losses. This marks the second speed restriction incident in recent weeks, following an October 14 outage reportedly ordered by the Trump administration, which denied involvement. Ukrainian defense officials confirmed stable Starlink connectivity at speeds over 400 km/h was restored on October 24 after negotiations.