{
  "id": 16184188,
  "title": "Ukraine learns to fight without Starlink as Musk plays politics with satellites",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/ukraine-learns-to-fight-without-starlink-as-musk-plays-politics-with",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-23T11:30:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Ars Technica",
    "slug": "ars-technica",
    "url": "https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/ukraine-learns-to-fight-without-starlink-as-musk-plays-politics-with-satellites/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk's Starlink satellite service has been crucial in aiding Ukraine's defense against Russia's invasion for a long time. However, the service has been suffering from frequent disruptions and becoming less reliable due to Musk's political decisions. This has left Ukraine and Europe grappling with the challenge of finding an alternative solution to the satellite network, which is known as the world's largest communications satellite network. Starlink offers high-speed Internet and data streams to any user or vehicle with a compact Starlink terminal, empowering Ukraine to maintain communication for both civilians and military operations. The military can also remotely control drones for air defense and counterattacks against Russian targets. A Ukrainian defense company's hardware R&D head stated that Starlink's main limitation is positioning the antenna to receive signals from satellites.",
  "summary": "Ukraine has changed drones and war-fighting tech to reduce reliance on Starlink.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}