{
  "id": 16789738,
  "title": "Elon Musk says Ukraine’s military violated Starlink’s terms of service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/elon-musk-says-ukraines-military-violated-starlinks-terms-of-service",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-27T19:24:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/science/1019879/elon-musk-starlink-ukraine-terms-of-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Elon Musk has accused Ukraine's military of using Starlink internet service to carry out drone strikes, a claim officials have denied. Musk stated that Ukraine violated Starlink's terms of service for offensive drone strikes, which were subsequently closed. Ukrainian officials, however, deny the allegations and maintain that Ukraine uses Starshield, the US military-controlled variant of Starlink, for offensive missions. Starshield systems are limited to connecting with devices moving at speeds between 70 and 90 kilometers per hour, making it \"physically impossible\" to use civilian Starlink for deep or medium-range strikes, according to a defense technology advisor for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Despite the restriction, Ukraine's military has been able to connect to devices traveling at speeds over 400km/h (248mph) since the recent slowdown was lifted.",
  "summary": "Elon Musk claims Ukraine violated Starlink's terms of service before the recent slowdown, as reported earlier by Ars Technica. According to Musk, \"Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week,\" however Ukrainian officials have denied that happened, or that it […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine",
        "published": "2026-10-24T20:46:34.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}