# Zelenskyy seeks explanation for Starshield restrictions disrupting air defences

https://mins.news/en/item/107125

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-20 01:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/20/zelenskyy-seeks-answers-to-why-spacex-starshield-defence-is-failing?traffic_source=rss

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Starshield speed restrictions are disrupting early-warning air defence systems. Starshield is SpaceX’s military arm of Starlink, controlled by the Pentagon. The US government has not explained why the restrictions were imposed.

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