# Starlink slowdown makes medium-range UAV launches virtually impossible, Ukrainian army says

https://mins.news/en/item/99437

- TASS, 2026-10-14 09:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2201783

> A slowdown in Starlink service has made launching medium-range drones virtually impossible, Ukraine’s 7th Corps of airborne assault troops said. High-speed drones are particularly affected, and a unit operating in the Gulyaipole sector cancelled some missions that day because of connectivity problems.

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