Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink use

Satellite service Musk accuses Ukraine of violating Starlink use As of: October 25, 2026 • 8:45 a.m

Tech billionaire Musk accuses Ukraine of misusing its Starlink satellite internet service for deadly drone attacks. The system is not a “killing tool,” said Musk. The security gap has now been closed.

US tech billionaire Elon Musk has accused the Ukrainian army of violating the terms of use of the Starlink satellite internet service provided by his company SpaceX.

The Ukrainian military used the service "for offensive drone attacks to kill people," Musk said in his online service X. However, he added that this loophole had been closed last week.

In another Violation of these conditions will result in the service being shut down. Starlink continues to be “crucial to the defense of Ukraine,” Musk continued. It is “the only system that, at least currently, cannot be disrupted or destroyed.” “If Starlink were to be switched off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately.”

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Ukraine had previously announced that it had a “stable connection” to Starlink again. “Surveillance systems are recording a recovery in Starlink speed,” said Ukrainian Defense Minister Yevheniy Khmara. "The connection is stable," he added.

Kyiv had been complaining about a throttling of Starlink and the associated military variant Starshield for days. The Wall Street Journal reported that SpaceX boss Musk had ordered the restriction of Starshield for Ukraine. Musk, who has changed his stance on Ukraine several times since the start of Russia's war of aggression, said that "any restrictions on the speed or use" of the Starshield system would be decided by the US military and ultimately by the president.

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This was rejected by US President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. Trump said Thursday that Musk had restored Ukraine's full access to Starlink. On Friday, he followed up by saying he would speak to Musk if Kiev continued to have problems with satellite internet service.

Relations between Kyiv and Washington have deteriorated significantly in recent weeks. Trump has signed an agreement with Moscow to supply diesel fuel and suspended planned sanctions against Russia. When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky criticized the diesel deal, Trump called for it to be canceled.

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