Ukraine’s Zelenskiy escalates criticism of SpaceX over speed caps

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h1 class=”19459008data-testid=”> Ukraine’s Zelenskiy intensifies criticism of SpaceX over speed caps 19659001 Sign up now: Get ST’s newsletters provided to your inbox 19659002 19459153 19659003 An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia area establishes Starlink satellite web system, at a position, in the middle of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk area, Ukraine, October 16, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo/File Photo 19459147 19659004 19459136 19459136

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p class=”19459073data-testid=”> Published Nov 14, 2026, 10:29 PM Updated Nov 14, 2026, 10:29 PM 19659006 19659007

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div class=”19459065″ data-testid=””> 19659009 KYIV, Nov 14- Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy intensified his criticism of SpaceX on Saturday, stating speed limitations on its military-grade Starshield satellite terminals had harmful political ramifications and weakened vital air defences.

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div id=”data-testid=”> Zelenskiy stated Starshield terminals running in momentarily Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine had actually been restricted to an optimum speed of 161 kph for the previous 5 days, hindering Ukraine’s military abilities. The Ukrainian Defence Ministry has actually raised the problem with SpaceX at the institutional level, Zelenskiy stated. 19459147 19459085 Zelenskiy informed press reporters in remarks launched by his workplace on Saturday. 19459147 Zelenskiy stated the speed constraints made it harder for Ukrainian air defence systems to obstruct Russian jet-powered drones and made Ukrainian cities more susceptible. He stated he had actually bought his leading armed force and foreign ministry authorities to resolve the concern and look for explanation. SpaceX has actually pressed back versus the claims, rejecting that it presented brand-new limitations or made any modifications to its satellite operations.

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p class=”data-testid”> It is the 2nd such blackout in current weeks. In mid-October, Ukrainian authorities stated that SpaceX restricted the speed of Starlink and its Starshield interaction systems to about 160 kph (100 miles per hour) amidst stress with United States President Donald Trump’s administration over Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. Service was then brought back on October 24. REUTERS 19659013

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