# Ukraine’s Starshield crisis tests Europe’s military ambitions

https://mins.news/en/video/142906

- DW News, 2026-11-13 20:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Zz1ZxI9ldY

> Ukraine says renewed restrictions on Starshield are letting more Russian drone attacks through. The military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink is vital to Ukraine’s battlefield communications and drone operations. With limits returning weeks after the previous disruption, the report asks whether Europe can build a dependable alternative before reliance becomes a greater vulnerability.

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