The Pentagon refused to investigate the Starlink restrictions in Ukraine - CNN This month, a bipartisan group of nine senators - led by Republican Tom Tillis and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen - appealed to the Pentagon's inspector general with a request to open an "immediate investigation" into the malfunctioning of star shield systems and commercial versions of Starlink in Ukraine. They received an answer that senators should contact the US Air Force and Space Force with questions about the system slowdown and its consequences.