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28 October 2026

Drone strike on Dnipro station kills 14, Putin praises Musk

A jet‑powered drone struck Dnipro's main railway station on 29 Oct, killing 14 people. Mayor Borys Filatov reported rescuers at the scene. Russian President Vladimir Putin called Elon Musk a “genius” and said he was in contact with him about a response to Starlink. Ukraine says its Starlink system for drones and communications has faced speed limits, though President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says the restrictions are now lifted. Musk asserts Starlink must remain civilian and that Ukraine breached its terms by using it for offensive strikes.

25 October 2026

Ukraine reports stable, faster Starlink connection after US throttling

Ukraine confirms a stable link to the Starlink satellite network and says the service speed has risen above 400 km/h after restoration work began the previous night. The military uses both civilian Starlink and the classified Starshield system, while officials dispute whether recent speed limits were imposed by the United States or stem from SpaceX policy.

24 October 2026

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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