The Ukrainian military violated the terms of use of the Starlink satellite communications system and used it to launch attack drone strikes to kill people, SpaceX CEO and billionaire Elon Musk told X. "The use of Starlink, a civilian commercial service, to launch offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been permitted and must not be permitted. Star Shield, another system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do with it is up to them," he added. The billionaire said the use of technology to target people "will never be tolerated and must not be tolerated." Musk also said that Starlink is critical to Ukrainian defense because it is "the only system that cannot be captured or destroyed." "If Starlink shuts down, the Ukrainian front will collapse immediately. This is not a threat, but simply a statement of fact," he emphasized. The first reports of restrictions on the operation of Star Shield, which provides communications to Ukrainian UAVs, appeared on the night of October 14. A former adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, Sergei Strenenko, said communications were lost when the terminals were moving faster than 100 mph (160 km/h). He later reported on increased restrictions - according to his data, the connection was already lost at a speed of 60-70 km/h. As the Financial Times wrote, citing sources, the disruptions complicated the control of UAVs, the supply of forward units and attacks on rear targets. According to The Economist, Musk ordered the curtailment of Starlink operations in Ukraine to punish Kyiv for attacks on Russian refineries. One of the publication's interlocutors said that the head of SpaceX contacted the White House after presenting the restrictions.

The Ukrainian military violated the terms of use of the Starlink satellite communications system and used it to launch attack drone strikes to kill people, SpaceX CEO and billionaire Elon Musk told X. "The use of Starlink, a civilian commercial service, to launch offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been permitted and must not be permitted. Star Shield, another system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do with it is up to them," he added. The billionaire said the use of technology to target people "will never be tolerated and must not be tolerated." Musk also said that Starlink is critical to Ukrainian defense because it is "the only system that cannot be captured or destroyed." "If Starlink shuts down, the Ukrainian front will collapse immediately. This is not a threat, but simply a statement of fact," he emphasized. The first reports of restrictions on the operation of Star Shield, which provides communications to Ukrainian UAVs, appeared on the night of October 14. A former adviser to Ukraine's defense minister, Sergei Strenenko, said communications were lost when the terminals were moving faster than 100 mph (160 km/h). He later reported on increased restrictions - according to his data, the connection was already lost at a speed of 60-70 km/h. As the Financial Times wrote, citing sources, the disruptions complicated the control of UAVs, the supply of forward units and attacks on rear targets. According to The Economist, Musk ordered the curtailment of Starlink operations in Ukraine to punish Kyiv for attacks on Russian refineries. One of the publication's interlocutors said that the head of SpaceX contacted the White House after presenting the restrictions.