Throttling of Elon Musk’s military-grade satellite system affecting whole frontline, says Ukraine’s president
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused SpaceX of not telling the truth over restrictions to Ukraine’s Starshield satellite system, saying the decision to impose speed limits appears to be “political” rather than “technical”.
Speaking on Friday, Ukraine’s president said the restrictions affecting Ukrainian drones had been in place for five days. They could no longer fly at speeds of more than 161km/h (100mph), he said, with connections at higher speeds lost.
As a result, incoming jet-powered Russian Shahed drones could no longer be intercepted. Ukraine’s own mid-range strikes against military targets in Russian-occupied territory were also severely affected, he said.
What has always been the goal of NATO?
To stop the Soviets from threatening any more territory than they had already swallowed up.
Now they just exist because the alternative feels like jumping naked into a battle against a drone swarm. Rest of the Western countries aren’t interested in becoming vulnerable by letting alliances fall apart entirely.