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In the night of 14 October, outages in Starlink terminals began to be recorded in Ukraine — the connection disappears while moving at speeds over 160 km/h, causing a number of important missions to be disrupted. Meanwhile, ordinary satellite communication terminals not designed for high-speed movement continue to operate without failures. According to military volunteer Serhiy Sternenko, SpaceX probably implemented restrictions on requests from the administration of Donald Trump.
Serhiy Sternenko wrote about the restrictions on terminal operation in his Telegram channel. He reminded of Washington's demands on Kyiv, and noted that, as last night, as well as the previous one, Ukrainian forces did not receive notices of a ballistic threat from Russia.
"In motion at speeds over 160 km/h, the connection began to disappear. Because of this, a number of important missions were disrupted," wrote Serhiy Sternenko.
Sternenko emphasized that Ukraine in recent days had not struck Russian oil refineries or the energy infrastructure in general, complying with the US president's demand. However, according to him, this did not prevent the American leader from taking the opportunity to strike Ukraine's defense capabilities.
"Trump was seeking any opportunity to strike our defense capabilities, and he did so, despite our adhering to his demands," noted Serhiy Sternenko.
The situation was commented on by the president's advisor for technological issues, Serhiy "Flash" Beskrestnov. He confirmed that last night there were speed restrictions on Starlink terminals during movement and noted that this may be related to the current political situation.
"Currently the restriction applies to the ‘military package’ of StarShield services and is set at a speed of 100 miles per hour. Our defense forces did not receive warnings about such a restriction, and this led to the disruption of a number of missions," Flash wrote in his Telegram channel.
Why is the connection restricted specifically now
The possible link to the quarrel over strikes on Russian oil plants seems not coincidental. A senior official in the Ukrainian authorities said that Washington transmitted a firm demand to Kyiv to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries. The American side explained this by saying that attacks on oil refineries affect the United States itself, as they influence fuel prices within the country.
The question of using Starlink for Ukraine's military needs has long depended on the personal decisions of Elon Musk, who owns SpaceX. Currently the company allows using terminals only on Ukrainian territory, while for guiding strikes deep into Russia the system remains forbidden. Now, it seems, even the basic use of the connection inside the country at high speeds, critical for mobile groups and logistics, is at risk.
Earlier, Informator reported that Trump did not support the idea of allowing Ukraine to use Starlink for long-range drones against targets in Russia during his July meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky in the White House. According to the Financial Times, Kyiv hoped to obtain permission for strikes up to 200 kilometers from the border to compensate for the deficit of interceptor missiles for Patriot.
We also wrote that Trump’s special envoys during meetings with the Ukrainian delegation raised the question of possibly stopping the exchange of intelligence with Ukraine, as well as the prospects for supplying additional weapons for strikes deeper into the aggressor’s territory.
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