4 GOP senators join letter demanding Pentagon inspector general investigation of Ukraine’s Starlink outage
SpaceX’s military-grade service was reported to drop connections above 100 mph, forcing Ukrainian units to suspend some drone missions, officials said.
- On Wednesday, October 14, Ukrainian military units reported that SpaceX throttled the Starshield satellite communications package used for drone operations, with connectivity dropping when drones exceeded 100 mph .
- Advisers to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attributed these disruptions to the current 'political situation,' suggesting the firm acted at the request of President Donald Trump's administration to pressure Kyiv into an energy ceasefire with Russia.
- SpaceX CEO Elon Musk stated the US military and ultimately Trump decide all speed or usage limits for Starshield, a military-grade sister service to Starlink rather than a commercial product.
- Following the incidents, the bipartisan US Congressional Ukraine Caucus denounced the restrictions as 'unconscionable,' while Trump denied US involvement in throttling satellite access during ongoing efforts to end the war.
- Ukraine continues to rely on American intelligence for early warnings against Russian missile strikes, though officials confirmed that Starlink connectivity for moving terminals is gradually being restored for defense.
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In the U.S. Senate there is opposition to the process in Ukraine. Four Republicans also want to know who made the decision that affected the Ukrainian army.
It had previously hailed bipartisan criticism.
The American president has turned again and leaned towards Vladimir Putin because he has the opportunity to obtain oil from Russia. The US has limited the connection speed before the military version of Starlink, but Russia has not even agreed to a limited ceasefire. The turbulent situation will be discussed in the Novinek podcast Zbytečná válka by international relations expert Vlastislav Bříza and analyst Milan Mikulecký.
A bipartisan group of nine U.S. senators has called for an investigation into the outages of Starlink and Starshield satellite communications in Ukraine, as well as reported intelligence-sharing problems. The lawmakers warn that the situation could have endangered Ukrainian air defenses and U.S. personnel in the country. The letter was sent to the U.S. Department of Defense Inspector General Platt Moring III. It was signed by Senators Jeanne Sha…
Four Republican senators joined the Democrats on Thursday to demand an investigation into Ukraine's disruptions to U.S.-backed intelligence exchange systems and Starlink communications, warning that such interruptions could have endangered U.S. personnel and weakened Ukrainian defenses in the face of Russian attacks.
Bipartisan group of 9 prosecutors warns that satellite service interruptions may have endangered American personnel and weakened Ukraine's defenses
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