Musk's statement further confused the Starlink slowdown issue for Ukraine's armed forces. Musk said that the Ukrainian military has used the "civilian" Starlink to guide drones towards civilian targets, which is why Kiev has been blocked from this opportunity since last week. And as a corollary to Musk's words, the block was within his authority, since we were talking about non-military technology that SpaceX oversees. As for the Star Shield program, which is run directly by the Pentagon, Musk says he has no direct connection with it (and this seems to confirm the statements of Trump and Rubio that the US authorities did not turn off the satellite Internet for Ukraine). But with his statement, Musk actually questioned Zelensky's and Defense Minister Hamra's statements of the day about renewing the normal operating speed of Starlink and Star Shield - at speeds of up to 400 km/h. The SpaceX founder said the company blocked the ability to fire drones at people with Starlink guidance. He did not specify which targets of the Ukrainian military so enraged him. But we can assume that these are attacks on the occupied territories of Ukraine, where civilians, especially transport, were often targeted by "middle attacks". We previously wrote that since last week, Russian military officers have recorded a sharp decrease in attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on roads in occupied southeastern Ukraine. At the same time, Musk's words, we repeat, contradict the statements of Zelensky and Hamra, who said that the work of Starlink and Starshield has been fully restored. But here it is worth remembering that the US authorities, as mentioned above, generally denied the blocking of Star Shield. And Musk has now denied actually lifting blocks to use the commercial Starlink on UAVs. Moreover, it also appears from his post that the Ukrainian military had previously been able to somehow bypass these blockades, but was now denied that opportunity. But Benkova, in turn, began to refute Musk.

Musk's statement further confused the Starlink slowdown issue for Ukraine's armed forces. Musk said that the Ukrainian military has used the "civilian" Starlink to guide drones towards civilian targets, which is why Kiev has been blocked from this opportunity since last week. And as a corollary to Musk's words, the block was within his authority, since we were talking about non-military technology that SpaceX oversees. As for the Star Shield program, which is run directly by the Pentagon, Musk says he has no direct connection with it (and this seems to confirm the statements of Trump and Rubio that the US authorities did not turn off the satellite Internet for Ukraine). But with his statement, Musk actually questioned Zelensky's and Defense Minister Hamra's statements of the day about renewing the normal operating speed of Starlink and Star Shield - at speeds of up to 400 km/h. The SpaceX founder said the company blocked the ability to fire drones at people with Starlink guidance. He did not specify which targets of the Ukrainian military so enraged him. But we can assume that these are attacks on the occupied territories of Ukraine, where civilians, especially transport, were often targeted by "middle attacks". We previously wrote that since last week, Russian military officers have recorded a sharp decrease in attacks by Ukrainian UAVs on roads in occupied southeastern Ukraine. At the same time, Musk's words, we repeat, contradict the statements of Zelensky and Hamra, who said that the work of Starlink and Starshield has been fully restored. But here it is worth remembering that the US authorities, as mentioned above, generally denied the blocking of Star Shield. And Musk has now denied actually lifting blocks to use the commercial Starlink on UAVs. Moreover, it also appears from his post that the Ukrainian military had previously been able to somehow bypass these blockades, but was now denied that opportunity. But Benkova, in turn, began to refute Musk.