US President Donald Trump claims that Ukraine has once again gained access to the Starlink and Starshield satellite communication systems operated by SpaceX. Ukrainian military sources, however, stated that they have not yet noticed any change in the speed of satellite connectivity. Independent ↗
Starshield is a military communication system that Ukraine uses to support its operations in the war against Russia. According to media reports, the limitation of its functioning was also said to have disrupted the use of Ukrainian drones at the front. Refresher.sk ↗
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated that Washington had no prior knowledge of the satellite communication restriction. According to Rubio, decisions regarding the functioning of the systems are made exclusively by SpaceX. Elon Musk, the owner of the technology company and space firm SpaceX, is said to have personally been behind the restriction. aktuality.sk ↗
Trump also announced that the communication system is once again available to Ukraine. However, his statement has not yet been confirmed by Ukrainian military sources, which continue to report an unchanged connection speed.
The satellite communication outage raised questions about the role of a private company in securing technologies used in an armed conflict. Further developments will depend on whether the restoration of access is also reflected in the practical functioning of Ukrainian military systems.
Trump Claims Ukraine Has Regained Access to Starlink
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Marco Rubio
Minister zahraničných vecí USA
21.10.2026
„Nic się nie zmieniło"
Vyjadrenie o politike USA pri varovaní Ukrajiny pred útokmi
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Donald Trump
Prezident Spojených štátov
20.10.2026
„Veľa jej toho nerobí"
Vyjadrenie o ruskom postupe voči Ukrajine
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Donald Trump
Prezident Spojených štátov
20.10.2026
„Haben der Ukraine viel gegeben - sie hat uns nichts gegeben"
Reakcia na kritiku americkej podpory Ukrajiny
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
19.10.2026
„Nie chce zakończyć tej wojny"
Trumpova kritika Zelenského postupu vo vojne
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
18.10.2026
„more difficult to deal with than [Russian President Vladimir] Putin"
Porovnanie rokovaní so Zelenským a Putinom.
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Donald Trump
Prezident USA
16.10.2026
„nem akar megállapodni. Azt mondja, hogy meg akar egyezni, de mégsem teszi."
Tvrdenie, že Zelenskyj nechce uzavrieť dohodu
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USA nevedeli o obmedzení Starlinku pre Ukrajinu, rozhodnutia robí iba SpaceX, tvrdí Rubio
aktuality.sk
| 07:18 21.10.
Rubio: Washington nevedel o spomalení systému SpaceX pre Ukrajinu
teraz.sk
| 06:59 21.10.
SME Online: Rozhodnutie o spomalení satelitných systémov SpaceX na Ukrajine prijal podľa Rubia Musk
sme.sk
| 06:37 21.10.
Musk podľa WSJ osobne obmedzil satelitný Starshield pre Ukrajinu: Znefunkčnil jej drony, Trump aj Pentagon vinu odmietajú
Refresher.sk
| 13:30 21.10.
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump claims Kyiv’s Starlink access has been restored but bats away Musk question
Independent
| 06:40 23.10.
Trump: Kommunikationssystem Starshield in Ukraine „zurück“
ORF
| 06:17 23.10.
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