Zelenskyy: Starshield restrictions persist across entire front line

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that speed restrictions remain in place on the US Starshield satellite system along the entire front line, hampering drone interception and signaling weakness to Russia. The restrictions, first imposed in mid-October amid tensions over Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries, limit the military's ability to counter jet-powered Shahed drones. Zelenskyy expects US and Ukrainian defense officials to resolve the issue, noting service was briefly restored on 24 October. Russia attacked a Kyiv hospital near western embassies, injuring three, while claiming to have shot down nearly 1,200 Ukrainian drones overnight. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas warned against "walking into traps" set by Moscow, as Russia revived hardline security demands rejected in 2021.