Elon Musk Ordered Reduction in Starshield Services for Ukraine, Report Says

The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk capped the connection speed of Ukrainian equipment using Starshield, rendering some of Kyiv’s drones useless. Ukraine accused Washington of slowing the service, but Donald Trump denied requesting restrictions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the US government had no prior knowledge and that the Pentagon had not ordered any changes. Ukraine uses SpaceX’s military-grade satellite service for battlefield communications and operations against Russian forces.