Ukraine has reported restrictions on its access to Starlink satellite connectivity, with officials saying the disruption has affected military operations against Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Guardian<\/em> reported that Ukrainian forces had experienced a sudden reduction in Starlink access, hampering long-range missile strikes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SpaceX, which operates the low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, has been a key provider of connectivity to Ukrainian forces since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. However, the reported disruption has raised questions about the service’s reliability amid growing political pressure on Kyiv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said the connectivity problems had caused several combat missions to fail. He said the sudden disruption could not be a coincidence and was connected to the current political situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n SpaceX said it had made no changes to Starlink’s service for the Ukrainian military. The Guardian\u00a0reported that Ukrainian forces had experienced a sudden reduction in Starlink access, hampering long-range missile strikes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":90574,"featured_media":577871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,3903,341],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-577870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-breaking-news","category-starlink","category-ukraine"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
The reported restrictions come amid pressure from US President Donald Trump for Ukraine to halt strikes against Russian oil refineries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"