FILE: A stack of 60 Starlink test satellites atop a Falcon 9 rocket before deployment, May 24, 2019. Official SpaceX Photos / CC0. File photo, not Starshield equipment in Ukraine or the current disruption; cropped.
President Volodymyr Zelensky said Thursday that renewed speed restrictions on Starshield terminals are hampering Ukraine’s drone defenses, after military units recorded disruptions for several days across the front line and in occupied territory.
Writing on X, Zelensky said a military investigation into the disruptions found “systematic speed restrictions” limiting Starshield to 161 kilometers per hour (100 mph). The restriction concerns the movement speed of the terminal – for example when mounted on a drone – not internet data rates. According to Zelensky, the limit makes it harder to intercept Russian jet-powered drones; he said some strikes had gotten through because Ukrainian interception systems could not reach sufficient speeds.
He said Kyiv is seeking clarification from the United States. He did not say who imposed the restrictions or why.
Source: Volodymyr Zelensky on X.
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