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Elon
Musk
Confirms
President
Trump
Ordered
Starshield
Shutdown
in
Ukraine
Jordan
Jenkins,
Senior
Investigative
Reporter
Tell Us
Worldwide
News
Network
WASHINGTON/KYIV
- The
United
States
has
instructed
Elon
Musk to
withdraw
the
Starshield
military
satellite
service
from
Ukraine,
triggering
new
tension
between
Washington,
Kyiv,
and
SpaceX.
Ukrainian
officials
say the
sudden
change
disrupted
battlefield
communications
and
drone
operations,
with
terminals
losing
connectivity
whenever
vehicles
or
aircraft
exceeded
roughly
100
miles
per
hour.
Commanders
reported
aborted
missions
and
weakened
responses
to
Russian
drone
attacks.
Musk
stated
that
Starshield
is owned
and
controlled
by the
U.S.
government
and that
operational
limits
are set
by the
Pentagon
and
ultimately
the
president.
He also
said
Starlink,
the
commercial
system,
cannot
be used
for
offensive
military
activity,
while
Starshield
operates
under
direct
U.S.
authority.
Ukraine’s
defense
minister
said
some
high‑speed
connectivity
has been
restored
but
warned
that
full
removal
of the
restrictions
remains
essential
for
national
defense.
Units
near
Avdiivka
and
Huliaipole
reported
intermittent
outages
even
below
the
speed
threshold,
complicating
drone
interception
and
logistics.
The
decision
has
caused
diplomatic
friction
within
NATO,
with
Polish
officials
questioning
whether
commercial
satellite
services
are
being
influenced
by
political
pressure.
Ukraine
has
begun
emergency
talks
with the
U.S.,
SpaceX,
and
allied
partners
while
seeking
backup
communication
systems.
President
Volodymyr
Zelenskyy
described
the move
as a
strategic
setback
imposed
by
Washington
at a
critical
moment
in the
war,
saying
it could
alter
the
technological
balance
as
Russia
intensifies
its
attacks.
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