War against Ukraine: Starlink is working stably again

War against Ukraine Starlink is working stably again As of: October 24, 2026 • 5:29 p.m

According to information from Kiev, SpaceX's satellite communication in Ukraine is working stably again. The Ukrainian army is now reporting attacks on Russian industrial facilities.

According to the government in Kiev, Ukraine again has a "stable connection" to the Starlink satellite internet service provided by the US company SpaceX, which is crucial in the war against Russia and was recently allegedly throttled.

Restoring the connection is "especially important for our front, for our soldiers, for the use of drones, for logistics and for communications," said Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevhenij Khmara. "The connection is stable," he added.

President Volodymyr Zelensky thanked US congressmen, senators, media and the State Department, as well as US President Donald Trump for restoring service. “Now the speed is what we need it to be,” he said in a video message. "This is crucial for our front-line logistics and for protecting Ukraine from missile attacks."

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The leadership in Kiev had previously complained about a throttling of Starlink and its Starshield variant for days. The Wall Street Journal reported that SpaceX boss Elon Musk ordered the restriction of Starshield for Ukraine. He blamed the US military and President Trump. Trump rejected this and intervened with Musk to restore full access.

At the same time, Zelenskyj demanded the delivery of promised anti-aircraft missiles. “There are delivery packages that we are still waiting for,” he said. "These include packages from the USA as well as from our European partners. Delivery packages for which political decisions have already been made." According to its own statements, Ukraine primarily needs anti-aircraft missiles for the "Patriot" systems in order to protect itself from Russian attacks with ballistic missiles.

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Ukrainian forces attacked a petrochemical plant in the Russian city of Tolyatti overnight. The attack caused an explosion and a fire, the Ukrainian General Staff said on Telegram.

The Russian car manufacturer Avtovas with its Lada brand and the ammonia manufacturer Togliattiazot are based in Tolyatti. The Ukrainian General Staff also confirmed an attack on the Proton-Electrotex factory in the city of Oryol, a manufacturer of optoelectronic equipment.

According to the governor of the Russian region, Andrei Klychkov, three people were killed in the Ukrainian rocket attack on a facility in Orel.

According to Russian authorities, there were power and water outages in Russian-occupied Crimea following a Ukrainian attack. Restrictions on the supply of both have been imposed, Moscow-appointed head of the peninsula Sergei Aksyonov said on Telegram.

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