Zelenskyy says Starlink is working again in Ukraine and thanks Americans who 'took this seriously'
Source: Business Insider ·
Zelenskyy's comments came after a chaotic 10-day period when connection speeds for Starlink were throttled in Ukraine.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Starlink's speed had returned to normal.Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty ImagesVolodymyr Zelenskyy said that speed restrictions on Ukraine's Starlink connection have been lifted.His comments marked the end of a chaotic 10-day period where connection speeds were throttled.Ukraine uses Starlink to fly its drones and interceptors.Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday that his military's access to a network of Elon Musk's satellites, which it relies on for targeting and defense, had been restored.Zelenskyy's comment, made in an X post, came after a chaotic 10 days that began when an advisor to the Ukrainian president said that drones and other projectiles were losing access to the Starshield network.Starshield is the military application of Musk's Starlink satellite network. In the no-man's-land of war-torn eastern Ukraine, the Ukrainian military relies on Starshield satellites to give it control of fast-flying, exploding drones…
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