Starlink restrictions affecting Ukraine's front line operations, Kyiv says

Elon Musk's system allows Kyiv to protect Ukrainian skies and effectively guide drones to Russian targets. Watch: What we know about Russia's overnight strikes on Ukraine New restrictions on the speed at which some of Ukraine's weapons can travel and still connect to the Starlink internet network have disrupted Ukraine's battlefield "missions", President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser has warned. Serhiy Beskrestnov said Ukraine had not been told about speed limits set overnight at 100mph (160km/h) by Elon Musk's SpaceX company. Starlink is a vital tool allowing Kyiv to effectively guide drones to Russian targets and also protect Ukrainian skies. Beskrestnov said SpaceX's move "cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation".

The firm has not commented. In Wednesday's post on Telegram, Beskrestnov said SpaceX had "implemented overnight a speed limit on Starlink terminals" and this had already resulted in "the disruption of a number of missions". This comes as at least 600,000 people across Ukraine were left without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, Zelensky said. He said "critical" energy infrastructure had been hit in Kyiv and the capital region, and in the north-eastern city of Kharkiv – despite US President Donald Trump's claim on Sunday that an "energy ceasefire" was in place between Russia and Ukraine. Three people were killed in Kyiv, local