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Zelenskyy says Starshield has been slowed again, endangering Ukraine's defense

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Zelenskyy says Starshield has been slowed again, endangering Ukraine's defense

It comes three weeks after Ukraine’s speeds were restored following the last throttling incident.

As media headlines focus on Jensen Huang's resignation and the midterms fallout, you could almost forget that Ukraine is still fighting for its life — with all of Europe nervously watching. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, his job just got harder again. The country's access to Starshield, the military version of Starlink, has been hit with "systematic speed restrictions" for several days. And it just so happens to be while Trump's envoys are in Moscow for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Zelenskyy posted on X that the speed limits are being imposed along the war's entire front line and in Russian-occupied territory. He said any terminal moving faster than 161 km/h (100 mph) loses its connection to the satellite network. Following briefings from his defense minister and top commander, Zelenskyy said Ukraine's military had investigated and ruled out random errors.

"Unfortunately, this is helping the Russians kill more Ukrainians and carry out more accurate strikes against Ukraine," Zelenskyy said. "We are trying to establish all the circumstances with the American side."

Ukraine's interceptor drones rely on Starshield to chase down Russia's jet-powered Shahed drones, which can fly up to 500 km/h (310 mph). Trying to catch them at 100 mph won't cut it. Zelenskyy says some strikes have already gotten through because Ukraine's interceptors couldn't go fast enough.

The timing is... curious. US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow today for talks with Putin.


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