Russo-Ukrainian war, day 1705: Starlink speed restored for Ukraine’s troops, Musk says SpaceX simply enforced its terms
Ukrainian Storm Shadows reportedly hit Russia’s only maker of glide bomb guidance batteries and drones struck a titanium plant in the Urals 1,500 km away, while the Pope’s envoy became the first foreign representative to reach Ukrainian POWs in Russia since 2022, Ukraine’s ombudsman says.
On day 1705 of the Russo-Ukrainian war, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced that Starlink speed has been restored for Ukraine's troops after blaming Washington for the 10-day slowdown. Musk stated that his company had "closed a gap" he says Ukrainian troops used for drone strikes, emphasizing that the new F-16 Ukraine could get is not a priority.
The Ukrainian military now faces two adversaries: America and Russia, as the latter sanctioned a court prosecuting Putin, waived its own sanctions on Russia, and called him a humanitarian. Ukraine strikes a Russian plant supplying batteries for ballistic missiles and glide bombs with Storm Shadow missiles, targeting the plant's sole production of batteries for glide bomb guidance modules and specialized power sources for missile systems used in attacks on Ukraine.
Additionally, Ukraine drones reportedly struck a major shopping mall in Russia's Belgorod overnight, and the Khoryv capsized near Romania, with three crew members still missing. Romania blames Russia for the incident, which adds to a series of attacks threatening Black Sea shipping and Ukraine's export routes. Denmark has rushed 50,000 cannon rounds to Ukraine to aid F-16s in hunting Russia's advanced jet drones, while Ukraine seeks Patriot interceptors from European partners, with the Ukrainian president claiming that Europe can only transfer them with U.S. approval.
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