Musk says he was behind Starlink's slowdown in Ukraine

Elon Musk stated on X that the Ukrainian military violated Starlink terms of service by using the system for offensive drone strikes to kill people, noting that the "loophole" was closed last week. The Hill reports that this slowdown impacted Ukraine's military capabilities. While Musk's comments addressed the restrictions, neither he nor the U.S. government had previously taken responsibility for imposing the curbs, according to The Korea Times, Channel News Asia, and The Guardian US.

Ukraine reported on Saturday that both the Starlink satellite system and its military version, Starshield, are now fully functional following more than a week of restrictions. The Guardian US noted that sudden speed restrictions on the terminals led to the failure of several combat missions earlier this month. Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov stated on Telegram that the country is physically unable to use Starlink for long- and medium-range attack drone operations.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Hill, The Korea Times, Channel News Asia, The Guardian US, DW English (Top Stories) — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.