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  "id": 15804275,
  "title": "Musk ordered Starlink slowdown in Ukraine: WSJ",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/musk-ordered-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine-wsj",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T20:42:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/policy/international/6161243-musk-ordered-starshield-slowdown/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of Starshield, the military version of Starlink internet, which Ukraine said hampered its ability to respond to Russian attacks, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing U.S. officials and people familiar with the matter. The disruption impacted Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters, a source familiar with the...",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Elon Musk Ordered Starlink Slowdown In Ukraine: Report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/elon-musk-ordered-starlink-slowdown-in-ukraine-report",
        "published": "2026-10-20T21:25:53.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Elon Musk ordered the Starlink restrictions that disabled Ukrainian drones, defenses - report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/elon-musk-ordered-the-starlink-restrictions-that-disabled-ukrainian",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:18:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service Ukraine military relies on, report says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/musk-ordered-slowdown-of-starlink-service-ukraine-military-relies-on",
        "published": "2026-10-20T22:49:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}