SpaceX curbing Ukrainian drone strikes – officials

The move comes as US President Donald Trump increases pressure on Vladimir Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian refineries and to hold an election Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disrupted Ukrainian drone missions by abruptly restricting the military’s high-speed access to the Starlink satellite network, according to officials in Kiev and frontline commanders. The complaints come as US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Vladimir Zelensky to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries and hold a long-overdue presidential election.The development was reported on Wednesday by Sergey Beskrestnov, Zelensky’s technology adviser, who claimed that SpaceX had imposed a speed limit of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on Starshield, its military-grade satellite communications service, without informing Kiev in advance. “Our defense forces were not notified of this restriction, and it has resulted in the disruption of several missions,” he wrote, adding that the move was clearly connected to the “current political situation.” Later, he added that the curbs imposed on long-range missions are only part of the problem, as the restrictions also impact Ukraine’s interceptor drones, rendering them less ...