Ukraine's defence minister, Yevhenii Khmara, said on Saturday that the country again has a stable Starlink connection, with drone speeds above 400 km/h now possible on the network, after days of restrictions that Kyiv had blamed on a request from President Trump to Elon Musk. BBC News

BBC NewsUkraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limitsThe slowed Starlink connections had affected the Ukraine's military and drone operations for a week.

Trump denied asking for the limits: what does it say about a war that so much of one side's drone and communications capability runs through one privately owned network?

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Update: Elon Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink service because Ukraine's military violated its terms by using it for offensive drone strikes, while service appears restored after President Trump said he told Musk to "put it back". BBC News

BBC NewsMusk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restoredThe tech billionaire accuses Ukraine of violating its terms of service by using the network for military activity.
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Update: Elon Musk said on X that SpaceX did restrict Ukraine's use of Starlink, claiming Ukraine had violated its terms of service through military use, while Ukraine says service has been restored, per OPB/AP.

opbMusk says SpaceX did restrict Starlink, as Ukraine says the tech has been restoredMusk said Ukraine had been violating Starlink's terms by using it for military activity, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said normal operating speeds have returned.
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