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Oct 24, 2026

Ukraine regains full Starlink access after week-long restrictions

Ukraine's Defense Ministry announced Saturday that Starlink satellite service has been fully restored after more than a week of speed restrictions that disrupted military drone operations. Elon Musk confirmed SpaceX was behind the restrictions, citing terms of service violations.

Oct 24, 20266 sources

Top claims

▪Elon Musk stated that SpaceX closed a Starlink terms-of-service loophole after the Ukrainian military violated Starlink terms of service by using the civilian system for offensive drone strikes
▪Overnight testing on October 24, 2026, showed no speed limitations on Ukraine's SpaceX Starlink terminal connections
▪U.S. President Donald Trump denied involvement in imposing Starlink restrictions and stated on October 22, 2026, that he called Elon Musk to ask that the limitations be lifted

Topics

Volodymyr Zelenskyy Ukraine’s Starlink access investigation US Senate Restrictions on Ukraine's Starshield service Ukraine drone warfare Pete Hegseth Russia-Ukraine war Congressional investigations Ukraine's Starlink restoration dispute October 2026 Trump administration Congress

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