Ukraine says SpaceX has restricted Starlink by cutting military-grade service at speeds exceeding 100mph, disrupting drone missions, and it received no warning (Yuliia Dysa/Reuters)

Ukrainian officials reported that SpaceX has introduced restrictions on Starlink satellite communications, which have disrupted several combat drone missions. Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, stated that the company implemented a limit on Starshield—the military-grade version of the service—stopping its operation at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Beskrestnov noted that Ukrainian defense forces received no warning regarding this limitation.

According to reports from Euronews and Meduza (English), the changes occurred overnight and affected the connectivity required for certain drone operations. While Ukrainian officials and volunteer Serhiy Sternenko suggested the move might have been made at the request of Donald Trump, Euronews noted there is no independent evidence that the White House ordered the change.

Separately, President Zelenskyy reported that a ballistic missile attack on October 13 targeted Kyiv's CHP-4 thermal power plant and damaged a residential building. The New Voice of Ukraine reports that Zelenskyy also noted that Ukraine had not received alerts regarding incoming Russian strikes during the first wave of drone and missile attacks.

Brief written by urgent.news from Techmeme, New Voice of Ukraine, Jerusalem Post, Euronews, Meduza (English) — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.