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President Trump said Friday that neither he nor Elon Musk directed restrictions on Starlink and Starshield service to Ukraine's armed forces this week. Ukrainian officials had reported SpaceX cut off connectivity without warning for drones and vehicles exceeding 160 km/h, disrupting military operations, while Musk said the Starshield systems are government-owned and controlled.
Ukrainian military and government officials said this week that sudden restrictions on Starshield, SpaceX's military-grade satellite internet service, interrupted drone operations and communications. Commanders reported lost drones and disrupted missions tied to the outage, raising concerns about who controls access to the system.
Ukraine's Third Army Corps used heavy bomber drones to air-drop explosive ground robots more than six miles behind Russian lines on September 21, 2026, targeting supply routes as part of Operation Vivaldi. Separately, ground robots cleared antipersonnel mines from over 18 miles of routes, a task that would normally require two sapper companies, according to Militarnyi and United24.