The Pentagon refused to investigate failures in the work of Starlink in Ukraine The Inspector General of the Pentagon refused, at the request of senators from both parties, to conduct an investigation due to interference in the operation of Starlink satellite communications and its military version Star Shield in Ukraine, write in the Associated Press (AP) and Bloomberg. The appeal was sent by nine senators - four Republicans and five Democrats. They sought to determine whether Pentagon employees or other US departments had given instructions to change the operation of the systems. The senators were also interested in the issue of intelligence exchange with Kyiv, in particular, the procedure for early warning of Russian air attacks. In response, the Office of the Inspector General stated that the issues raised fall under the authority of the US Air Force. Pentagon spokeswoman Molly Halpern confirmed that lawmakers "considered carefully" the request and decided to forward it to the Air Force. "If new information comes in, we may reconsider the decision," Halpern added. An aide to one of the senators noted that lawmakers need to find out whether US officials participated in the restrictions and whether SpaceX owner Elon Musk exploited a "loophole" in the existing system. More details.