Renewed Starshield satellite internet restrictions are hampering Ukraine's air defenses as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described systematic speed limits on Thursday.
A limit of 100 miles per hour is being imposed on Starshield, the military version of SpaceX's Starlink service. The system normally runs at stable speeds exceeding 250 miles per hour. Ukrainian units have reported speed restrictions across the front line and Russian-occupied parts of the country for several days. Zelenskyy described the disruptions as systematic, not random errors, and said they complicate intercepting Russian jet-powered drones. Ukraine is trying to clarify the reasons for the restriction with the U.S. side.