# How Starlink slowdown affected Ukrainian soldiers pushing back Russian forces

https://mins.news/en/item/113149

- NBC News, 2026-10-23 17:18 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/starlink-slowdown-hit-ukraines-front-line-soldiers-pushing-russia-back-rcna604732

> The drone unit he leads has been helping push back Russian troops on the front lines in southeastern Ukraine, where a Starlink slowdown affected soldiers.

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