Ukraine, Zelensky: "Starlink weakened". Musk: "The US army and Trump decide"

Ukraine, Zelensky: "Starlink weakened". Musk: "The US army and Trump decide"

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According to Kiev, Russia "launched 124 drones during the night and another 145 during the day. They attack energy infrastructure, logistics and railways. It is clear that they are trying to exploit the problems with Starlink, since our interceptor drones depend on this connection." Musk: Starshield systems (the military version of Starlink) owned and controlled by the US government. Any limitations are established by the military and, ultimately, by the president

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"Russia launched 124 drones during the night alone, and another 145 during the day. And right now there are still more than 40 'shaheds' in our skies. They attack energy infrastructure, logistics and railways. We managed to shoot down a significant number of drones, but some got through. This is one of the largest attacks. It is clear that the Russians are trying to exploit the problems with Starlink in Ukraine, as our interceptor drones depend on this connection among other things." Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky writes this on X, reporting among other things on his meeting with Andy Burnham in London.

Elon Musk's response was immediate, albeit indirect: "Starshield systems", the military version of Starlink, "are owned and under the control of the US government. Any limitations on speed or use are established by the military and, ultimately, by the president". “Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX; its use is limited to civil or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military actions, as this would be inappropriate for a commercial company,” he highlighted.

At least six people died in Russian attacks overnight in Ukraine, which caused power outages across much of Kiev. Three people were killed in the capital Kiev, two in the central Dnipropetrovsk region and one in the southeastern Zaporizhzhia region, according to data provided by regional officials.

Six thermal power plants were bombed last night by Russian forces in the Kiev and Kharkiv regions, Moscow's Defense Ministry said. And this despite US President Donald Trump's announcement of an alleged energy truce between Moscow and Kiev.

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"Russia has no intention of negotiating with Western Europeans over Ukraine. At the moment there is no basis for dialogue with them." Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin told Izvestia. "We have no intention of negotiating with Western Europeans. They recklessly supply the Kiev regime with weapons and money to carry out terrorist attacks against the Russian population, resist our armed forces and inflict strategic damage on Russia. They thus demonstrated their hostility and inability to negotiate. They are unwilling to seek a political and diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis by addressing its root causes. They do not offer constructive ideas, which means that at the moment there is no basis for dialogue with them,” Galuzin noted. Galuzin further emphasized that Britain, Germany and France are trying to “communicate” with Russia through a kaleidoscope of senseless sanctions packages filled with ultimatums, but “do not understand or do not see the futility of such pressure on Russia.”

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The connection to SpaceX's Starlink network "has improved", the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense declared in the evening, specifying however that Elon Musk's company maintains a moving usage limit of 161 km/h. “SpaceX continues to maintain a limit of 161 km/h. During the day (today), the actual limits were much lower. However, from this moment we record that, up to a speed of 160 km/h, the connection quality has improved,” the ministry told journalists, specifying that it remains in contact with SpaceX.

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“Starshield systems,” the military version of Starlink, “are owned and controlled by the U.S. government. Any limitations on speed or use are set by the military and, ultimately, the president.” Elon Musk states this on X in what appears to be a reference to Ukraine, which however is not mentioned. “Starlink is a commercial service owned and controlled by SpaceX; its use is limited to civil or defensive activities and cannot be used for offensive military actions, as this would be inappropriate for a commercial company,” he highlighted.

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"Russia launched 124 drones during the night alone, and another 145 during the day. And right now there are still more than 40 'shaheds' in our skies. They attack energy infrastructure, logistics and railways. We managed to shoot down a significant number of drones, but some got through. This is one of the largest attacks. It is clear that the Russians are trying to exploit the problems with Starlink in Ukraine, as our interceptor drones depend on this connection among other things." Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky writes this on X, reporting among other things on his meeting with Andy Burnham in London.

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