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Starlink speeds resume in Ukraine after week-long outage

Ukraine's Ministry of Defence reports that monitoring systems recorded a disruption to the Starlink/Starshield service, but speed metrics have now returned to normal, a view confirmed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and DW. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says the network has been used for offensive drone strikes, a claim not mentioned by other sources.

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Why it matters

Restored connectivity supports Ukraine's defence and civilian communications.

What changed

  1. DW joined as a source

  2. NPR and CNA joined as sources

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  5. First published from NRK and Rappler