Ukraine Restores Starshield Speeds Above 400 km/h After Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits
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Updated · CNN · Oct 23
Ukraine Restores Starshield Speeds Above 400 km/h After Trump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits
3 articles · Updated · CNN · Oct 23
Summary
Ukraine’s defense ministry said Starshield access has been restored, with monitoring showing stable speeds above 400 km/h after days of restrictions.
Trump privately asked Elon Musk to restore full access after Ukrainian officials reported disruptions; Trump later said, “The bottom line — he put it back.”
The slowdown had capped service at about 100 mph, Ukrainian officials said, disrupting interceptor and reconnaissance drones as Russia deployed jet-powered drones flying above 300 mph.
Restoration may not yet be uniform: a source in Ukraine’s Donetsk region told CNN service there was still limited to about 160 km/h on Saturday morning.
The outage hit as Russian attacks continued — 176 drones were launched overnight, energy sites in six regions were struck, and more than 500,000 people lost power Friday.
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