Starlink limit hits Ukraine's drones
SpaceX speed limits on StarShield terminals are disrupting Ukrainian military drone communications.
Ukrainian sources say SpaceX applied a speed restriction to StarShield terminals used by Ukraine, with connectivity failing above roughly 160 km/h and some operators reporting drops at 60–70 km/h. The limit affects moving terminals used for drone command, video, and beyond-line-of-sight links, not a general Starlink shutdown. Suggestions that the Trump administration ordered the change are unconfirmed by SpaceX, the White House, or Reuters. The report frames Ukraine’s dependence on privately controlled satellite links as a battlefield vulnerability.
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