# Pentagon watchdog rejects bipartisan request to investigate Starlink disruption

https://mins.news/en/item/120050

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-10-29 02:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/pentagon-watchdog-rejects-bipartisan-plea-to-investigate-starlink-disruption-ap-reports/

> The Pentagon inspector general rejected a bipartisan request from nine U.S. senators to investigate recent Starlink and Starshield disruptions affecting Ukraine, directing lawmakers to the Air Force instead. Sources familiar with the matter interpret the refusal as an effort to avoid investigating Elon Musk and Starlink.

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