Overview
- Ukrainian leaders say restrictions on Starlink service used by their forces persist and that Kyiv moved terminals to an EU state where they behaved differently than inside Ukraine.
- Ukraine reports the failures include signal cutouts at higher speeds and intermittent restorations that have reduced the system’s reliability for field units.
- U.S. officials, including Secretary Rubio and President Trump, have denied ordering any slowdown or restriction of Starlink service for Ukraine.
- President Zelensky publicly suggested high‑profile actors could be involved, and a senior U.S. treasury official called such attribution reckless as diplomatic consultations continue.
- Starlink is a commercial satellite internet service widely used by Ukrainian forces for tasks such as drone interception, and Kyiv warns continued limits could harm frontline defenses and risk more civilian casualties while technical and political probes proceed.