Zelensky says Starlink and Starshield services "have been restored" for Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the SpaceX satellite internet and military communications services used by Ukraine were working again after roughly ten days of restrictions in mid-October, and that speeds were adequate, according to the report. The cutoff had stopped Ukraine from carrying out drone strikes at medium distances and had limited some defenses against drones. Elon Musk first denied ordering the restriction, then said he had blocked a route by which the civilian network was being used for military purposes. At a Moscow summit with African leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin praised Musk and said Moscow was in contact with him and US partners while building Russia’s own military satellite network. The report tied the dispute to wider questions about Musk’s influence in the US government and on Ukraine’s war effort.