SpaceX limits Starlink operations in Ukraine, disrupting military missions, presidential aide says


A Starlink satellite internet system is set up near the frontline town of Bakhmut amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, Donetsk region, Ukraine March 8, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

KYIV, Oct ⁠14 (Reuters) - SpaceX has ⁠introduced a limit ‌on some Starlink services in Ukraine, stopping the operation ​of its military-grade ⁠version above ⁠100 miles an hour (160 km/h), ⁠disrupting ‌combat missions, presidential adviser ⁠Serhiy Beskrestnov said on ​Wednesday.

"Our ‌defence forces did not ⁠receive ​a warning about this limitation, and this ⁠led to the ​disruption of several missions," he wrote on Telegram.

A ⁠source in the 7th Rapid Reaction Corps, deployed on the ​southeastern frontline, ⁠confirmed disruptions to Starlink ​operations.

(Reporting by ‌Max Hunder and ​Yuliia Dysa. Editing by Mark Potter)

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