# US senators urge probe into Starlink disruptions in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/102527

- TASS, 2026-10-16 03:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2202783

> Jeanne Shaheen said she and eight other senators from both parties had asked the Defense Department inspector general to investigate disruptions to Starshield services in Ukraine. They said the outages put US diplomatic, military and security personnel at risk and requested findings by November 1. Ukraine’s Zelensky called the Starlink shutdown a mistake; a Ukrainian outlet reported Starshield had fully resumed operations there on October 15.

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