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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Pjotr Sauer

Ukraine troops report ongoing problems with Starlink satellite network

Ukrainian soldiers in camouflage set up a Starlink terminal case at a combat position outdoors.
Soldiers from a task rifle battalion of the National Police of Ukraine set up a Starlink satellite communication terminal in the Donetsk region of Ukraine. Photograph: Dmytro Smolienko/Ukrinform/NurPhoto/Getty Images

Ukrainian forces continue to report widespread disruptions to the Starlink satellite network, despite Donald Trump’s claim that Elon Musk had lifted restrictions on the service.

The slowdown, which has affected the key communications system used by Ukrainian troops, began last week after Trump and Starlink founder Musk publicly criticised Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, over continued strikes on Russian oil refineries.

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