A Ukrainian soldier with a Starlink terminal near the frontline of Russia’s invasion (Reuters/File)
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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky says Starshield, the military version of Elon Musk’s Starlink, is still restricted for forces on the frontline against Russia’s invasion.
The limit of 160 km (100 miles) per hour was reported earlier this week, amid Ukraine-Russia talks in Abu Dhabi. It was a repeated of last month’s restriction, ordered by the White House and/or Elon Musk, which lasted more than a week.
Zelensky said on Friday that the speed limit over several days made it hard to intercept Russian drones, including jet-powered UAVs: “They also send Russia a signal that America may somehow treat our temporarily-occupied land differently.”
“I expect the Ministry of Defense and the Foreign Ministry, together with all relevant structures in the United States, will work through this issue,” the President said. “We expect the speed to be restored.”
On Friday, Russian forces killed a rescue worker and injured more than 50 in the city of Zaporizhzhia in southern Ukraine. A five-story apartment building was seriously damaged. The rescuer was struck by a collapsing concrete slab during operations to clear rubble.
The Russians murdered two more civilians in the Black Sea port of Odesa in an attack on a private residence. Five other people were wounded.
In Kyiv, a Russian attack on the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics injured three civilians and forced the evacuation of around 30.
