Ukraine's contract with the United States for access to the Magen Starlink military satellite network, an analogue of Elon Musk's Starlink, will expire in mid-2027, Reuters reports. Kiev is looking for an early start to negotiations on a new agreement, said the charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Washington Denis Sinyk. "We want clarity on whether we can move forward and what the conditions will be," the diplomat said. The question of extending the contract arose against the backdrop of the October restrictions on Starshield's work. Then a sudden decrease in the permitted traffic speed of the terminals made it difficult for the Ukrainian military to intercept Russian attack drones and forced the cancellation of some operations. According to Sinik, Kiev never received an explanation of the reasons for the restrictions either from Washington or from SpaceX. "Medina" website X/Twitter | Send news/photo/video | Advertising on the | channel help.

Ukraine's contract with the United States for access to the Magen Starlink military satellite network, an analogue of Elon Musk's Starlink, will expire in mid-2027, Reuters reports. Kiev is looking for an early start to negotiations on a new agreement, said the charge d'affaires of Ukraine in Washington Denis Sinyk. "We want clarity on whether we can move forward and what the conditions will be," the diplomat said. The question of extending the contract arose against the backdrop of the October restrictions on Starshield's work. Then a sudden decrease in the permitted traffic speed of the terminals made it difficult for the Ukrainian military to intercept Russian attack drones and forced the cancellation of some operations. According to Sinik, Kiev never received an explanation of the reasons for the restrictions either from Washington or from SpaceX. "Medina" website X/Twitter | Send news/photo/video | Advertising on the | channel help.