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Ukraine struggles with Starlink and US satellite data as missiles hit Kyiv

France 2415 October 2026, 14:59 UTCUkraine

Ukraine on Wednesday accused the United States of helping Russia by failing to warn it of incoming missile strikes and hobbling Kyiv's military response through changes to the Starlink system it uses on the battlefield. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky called on US tech billionaire Elon Musk to restore Starlink, which Kyiv says has been slowed down.

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