# Musk’s meddling in Ukraine’s Starlink is a warning to every country relying on private tech

https://mins.news/en/item/116117

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-26 16:05 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/musks-meddling-in-ukraines-starlink-is-a-warning-to-every-country-relying-on-private-tech/

> The article says Starlink service in Ukraine was cut this month and cites a Wall Street Journal report that Elon Musk personally ordered the shutdown. It argues that Ukraine’s reliance on the private satellite service for communications and battlefield management leaves its military strategy exposed to U.S. domestic political incentives, and urges countries to rethink dependence on privately controlled technology.

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