# Pentagon watchdog declines bipartisan request to investigate Starlink slowdown in Ukraine

https://mins.news/en/item/120214

- CNN, 2026-10-29 05:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/28/politics/pentagon-watchdog-declines-request-investigate-starshield-ukraine?Date=20261029&Profile=CNN

> A letter obtained by CNN says the Defense Department’s watchdog declined a bipartisan request to investigate the slowdown of SpaceX’s military-grade Starlink system in Ukraine.

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