WorldSpaceX is not being honest about ‘political’ reasons for slowing Starshield, Zelenskyy says

Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused SpaceX of falsely denying restrictions on Ukraine’s Starshield system, saying the slowdown appeared political rather than technical. He said the five-day limits had affected the entire frontline, preventing Ukrainian drones from flying faster than 161km/h and disrupting interception of Russian jet-powered Shahed drones and strikes on military targets in occupied territory. Ukraine suspects the slowdown is a US tactic to pressure Kyiv into concessions to Russia.

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