{
  "id": 17097117,
  "title": "Musk could force Ukraine to pay $25,000 a month for Starshield — The Atlantic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/musk-could-force-ukraine-to-pay-25-000-a-month-for-starshield-the",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T17:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
    "slug": "new-voice-of-ukraine",
    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/nation/musk-could-charge-ukraine-25-000-monthly-for-starshield-using-iran-strategy-the-atlantic-50654599.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Oligarch billionaire Elon Musk could exploit Ukraine’s dependence on Starlink to force Ukrainian forces and their allies to pay significantly more for military satellite communications, potentially repeating a pricing strategy SpaceX used with the Pentagon. After U.S. forces used Starshield during strikes on Iran, the company raised fees for terminals in the region from $5,000 to $25,000 per…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}