Trump Asked Musk to Restore Ukraine Starshield Access After Mid-October Drone Disruptions
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Updated · The New York Times · Oct 23
Trump Asked Musk to Restore Ukraine Starshield Access After Mid-October Drone Disruptions
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Oct 23
Summary
Trump called Elon Musk last week and asked him to restore Ukraine’s full access to Starshield after Ukrainian officials reported new limits on military drone operations.
Mid-October outages triggered the alarm: Ukrainian commanders said drones flying at high speeds toward Russian targets were suddenly losing their Starshield connection and dropping from the sky.
Trump declined to confirm the call directly on Thursday but said, “The bottom line — he put it back,” while the White House referred reporters to those remarks.
Restoration still appeared incomplete, with some Ukrainian officials saying full access had not yet returned; the episode deepened concern that pressure to curb strikes on Russian refineries may have driven the restrictions.