Musk says SpaceX restricted Ukraine's Starlink connection as service restored
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- BBC News
- Published
- 2026-10-25
- Type
- news report
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- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvx28ljp8n4xo
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
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Foreign Policy
Starlink and Ukraine: the 2022 shutdown report, the October 2026 slowdown, and who had the switch
Reuters reported Musk ordered Starlink cut over parts of Ukraine in 2022 (SpaceX disputes it); in October 2026 Ukraine's Starlink and Starshield links were throttled for over a week until service returned October 24.