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Musk confirmed that SpaceX had restricted Ukraine’s Starlink connections, while Ukraine said that Starlink and Starshield had returned to stability; He claimed that the move was taken because the Ukrainian military violated the terms of use and used civilian services to attack drones.
musk (Elon Musk) said today that the space exploration technology company he founded (spacex ) was inukraine Starlink satellite network service has been restricted, affecting Ukraine’s vital war communications used to defend against Russia.
The Ukrainian government said earlier today that stable connections have been restored to military versions of Ukraine’s Starlink and Starshield networks.
Since last week, questions have been raised about who ordered the disruption of the Starlink system, which Kiev has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks.
Musk posted a message on social media after Ukraine announced the restoration of satellite network service, the Associated Press reported
“Using civilian commercial services like Starlink to launch offensive drone strikes to kill others has always been prohibited and should not be allowed,” he said. “The Ukrainian military violated its terms of use by using Starlink to launch offensive drone strikes. We closed this loophole last week.”
But Musk stressed that any changes to Star Shields are under the control of the US government. Starshield is the military version of Starlink and is the center of Ukrainian drone operations and communications. He also defended SpaceX’s role in continuing to assist Ukraine in defending against Russian forces following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Musk said SpaceX imposed speed restrictions on Ukraine’s Starlink last week because it believed the Ukrainian military had violated its terms of use and used the civilian commercial network to launch offensive drone strikes.
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The Ukrainian government said earlier today that Starlink and the military version of the Starshield network in Ukraine have restored stable connections, and so the outside world continues to focus on who ordered the disruption of services.
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Musk stressed that any changes to Star Shields are under U.S. government control; He also defended SpaceX’s continued role in aiding Ukraine in the event of a full-scale invasion by Russia in 2022.
