# No one is taking responsibility for crippling Ukraine’s military Starshield

https://mins.news/en/item/101920

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-15 17:42 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/no-ones-owning-up-to-crippling-ukraines-military-starlink/

> Malfunctions in Ukraine’s military Starshield terminals disrupted drone operations, including strikes and air defense. The service later became more reliable, but a 160-kilometer-per-hour cap remained. Washington, the Pentagon and SpaceX have not definitively taken responsibility for imposing the restriction, which sparked bipartisan anger in the US.

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