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Since October 14, the connection speed of Starlink and StarShield in Ukraine has been greatly restricted, affecting the Ukrainian army’s ability to intercept drones and frontline communications.
U.S. President Trump said yesterday (23rd) that if Ukraine's Starlink continues to have speed restrictions, he will "personally try to solve it." Today (24th), Ukrainian Defense Minister Evhenii Khmara confirmed that "Starlink" and its military version "StarShield" have resumed normal operation, and the connection speed has returned to more than 400 kilometers per hour.
According to Reuters, the monitoring system of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense shows that the transmission speed of Starlink and Starshield has returned to normal and the connection status remains stable. Although the Ukrainian military did not disclose the maximum operating speed of the system, and the Ministry of Defense did not clearly state whether services had been fully restored, it emphasized that the speed indicators had returned to the normal range.
The connection speed of Starlink and StarShield has been significantly reduced to below 160 kilometers per hour since October 14, seriously affecting Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian attack drones and communication between frontline troops. At that time, U.S. President Trump announced the purchase of Russian diesel and exempted some sanctions on Moscow, while pressuring Ukraine to stop attacking Russian refineries.
In response to the controversy over Starlink restrictions, neither SpaceX founder Musk nor the U.S. government acknowledged the adoption of speed restriction measures. Each party claimed that the other party should be responsible for relevant decisions. However, sources pointed out that the order to restrict Star Shield services came from within the White House.

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