Word of the Week is Starlink: How Elon Musk’s satellite company is at the heart of new US-Ukraine tensions
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- ✓Starlink internet terminals faced new speed limits on Tuesday night, October 13, affecting Ukraine’s military operations.
- ✓SpaceX introduced a restriction of 160km/h for terminals in motion without warning.
- ✓President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the move could result in the deaths of many countrymen as the war against Russia continues to grind on.
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Shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, then-Ukrainian Vice-Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov went on what was then known as Twitter to publicly plead with Elon Musk to activate his company SpaceX’s Starlink satellites for use in the country.
Soon after, Musk posted, “Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.” Since then, Starlink and its military-grade version known as Starshield have been integral to Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.
But this week, Ukraine’s military lost some access to the system. The move, according to Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could result in the deaths of many of his countrymen. It has raised questions whether the Trump administration is leaving the country in the dark against Russian advances, metaphorically and quite literally.
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