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  "id": 14407264,
  "title": "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)",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-spacex-has-restricted-starlink-by-cutting-military-grade",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:50:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Techmeme",
    "slug": "techmeme",
    "url": "https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/spacex-limits-starlink-operations-ukraine-disrupting-military-missions-2026-10-14/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.\n\nAccording 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.\n\nSeparately, 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.",
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    "outlets": 11,
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      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "'This cannot be a coincidence' — Ukraine's Starlink access restricted without warning, Zelensky adviser says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/this-cannot-be-a-coincidence-ukraines-starlink-access-restricted",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:12:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Starlink terminals operations restricted in Ukraine overnight, adviser to Zelenskyy says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/starlink-terminals-operations-restricted-in-ukraine-overnight-adviser",
        "published": "2026-10-14T07:40:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "SpaceX limits Starlink operations in Ukraine, disrupting military ops., missile defense capability",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/spacex-limits-starlink-operations-in-ukraine-disrupting-military-ops",
        "published": "2026-10-14T08:12:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Jakarta Post",
        "title": "Ukraine says SpaceX limits Starlink operations, disrupting military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-spacex-limits-starlink-operations-disrupting-military",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:10:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Ukraine says Starlink restricted operations overnight, disrupting military missions",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-starlink-restricted-operations-overnight-disrupting",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:14:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Ukraine Says SpaceX Limits Starlink Operations, Disrupting Military",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-says-spacex-limits-starlink-operations-disrupting-military-14413726",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:17:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Meduza (English)",
        "title": "Ukraine strikes a Sberbank data center in Russia. Meanwhile, Kyiv isn’t getting crucial missile warnings from the U.S., and SpaceX is restricting Starlink.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/ukraine-strikes-a-sberbank-data-center-in-russia-meanwhile-kyiv-isnt",
        "published": "2026-10-14T09:54:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russian ballistic raid strikes all three Kyiv CHPs and energy grid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/russian-ballistic-raid-strikes-all-three-kyiv-chps-and-energy-grid",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:08:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euromaidan Press",
        "title": "Russia bombs Sloviansk’s warming center as the day’s attacks wound four Red Cross workers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/russia-bombs-sloviansks-warming-center-as-the-days-attacks-wound-four",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:24:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Interfax-Ukraine",
        "title": "Polish FM responds to Musk over Starlink slowdown in Ukraine: European customers watching you",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/polish-fm-responds-to-musk-over-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine-european",
        "published": "2026-10-14T10:37:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}