
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and media reports confirm that the Starlink and Starshield systems are again operating without speed limits in Ukraine, reaching over 400 km/h.
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The Ukrainian defense forces previously recorded speed limits of the Starlink and Starshield systems to 161 km/h.
Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, followed by, among others, Ukrainian Pravda or Reuters reported that Starlink - and above all its military version Starshield - already operates at a speed of over 400 km/h and is stable.
A few days ago, Ukrainian defense forces specialists recorded Starlink/Starshield flight speeds exceeding 161 km/h, which slowed down logistics and limited the use of Ukrainian drones.
On October 16, US President Donald Trump stated that the White House was not involved in limiting the use of this system by the Ukrainian army repelling Russian attacks. The Telegraph reported that SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested Trump limit the capacity of the Starlink and Starshield satellite networks. Yesterday, the US president said that Elon Musk has already lifted the speed limit for Starlink and its military version - Starshield - in Ukraine. However, he did not want to say whether he personally called Musk about this matter. This is a very interesting situation. I don't want to comment on it (...), it doesn't matter whether it was me or someone else who called, Trump said.
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