Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink’s terms of service

Elon Musk has accused the Ukrainian military of violating Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian satellite network for offensive drone strikes to kill people. Musk stated that his company, SpaceX, enforced its own rules by throttling the service to close a "loophole," though he added that Starlink remains critical to Ukraine's defense because it cannot currently be jammed or blown up.

Ukrainian officials have rejected these allegations. Serhii Beskrestnov, a presidential technology adviser, noted that existing geofencing inside Russia and speed limits of 70–90 km/h physically prevent commercial Starlink from guiding deep strikes, while volunteer Serhii Sternenko stated that mobile operations are permitted via Starshield.

The Ukrainian Defense Ministry reported on October 24 that satellite links, including Starshield, have returned to full speed. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that restoration began overnight and that connection speeds are now stable at over 400 km/h, which is necessary for defending against jet-powered Shahed drones.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Euromaidan Press, Kyiv Post, KahawaTungu, The Mainichi — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.