Ukraine says Starlink connection 'now stable' after network limits

What the report says

Ukraine’s defence minister said the country’s access to Starlink has returned to a “stable” state after several days of restricted connectivity that had disrupted military and drone operations. The BBC reported that Kyiv relies heavily on Starlink, along with the more secure Starshield service, for battlefield communications, logistics and piloting drones, especially in remote areas.

According to the article, Ukraine said last week that the network limits prevented drones from maintaining connections at higher speeds. BBC cited Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara as saying on Saturday that speeds above 400km/h were again possible, which he presented as evidence that full capability had been restored. The network is widely used by Ukraine’s armed forces, while Russia is not authorised to use it.

The reported outage or restriction came amid a wider dispute involving US President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Trump denied ordering any limits on Starlink, while Musk said the service had been restored. The BBC also noted broader tensions over Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil infrastructure, which Kyiv says are important to Russia’s war effort.

Separately, the article said fighting continued on the ground, including reported power cuts in Russian-annexed Crimea after a drone attack and casualties in a separate strike in the Kharkiv region.