Ukraine Says Its Access to Starlink is Disrupted

Is this linked to Kyiv's political fall out with Trump or is it too soon for that to be firmly established?

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Ukraine Says Its Access to Starlink is Disrupted

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Above: A Ukrainian soldier remotely controls an interceptor drone in the Dnipropetrovsk region on Sept. 1, 2026. Image credit: Alex Nikitenko/Global Images Ukraine/Getty Images

The Spin

Pro-Ukraine narrative

The restrictions on Starlink not only hamper Ukraine's logistics and its ability to deploy drones, but severely degrade Ukraine's abilities to intercept Russian attacks. Given the current political situation, it is not possible that this is a coincidence.

Kyiv Independent

Pro-establishment narrative

While relations between Ukraine and the U.S. have deteriorated over Kyiv's attacks on Russian oil refineries, it has yet to be firmly established that the disruptions to Starlink are directly linked to the political situation.

EuroNews Reuters