Украины албаныхан SpaceX-ийн хиймэл дагуулын холбооны үйлчилгээнд тавьсан хязгаарлалт хэд хэдэн цэргийн ажиллагааг тасалдуулсан гэж мэдэгдэв.
Украины Ерөнхийлөгчийн технологийн зөвлөх Сергей Бескрестнов лхагва гарагт SpaceX Starshield цэргийн зориулалттай холбооны үйлчилгээнд нисгэгчгүй онгоцны хурдыг цагт 160 километрээр хязгаарласныг Киевт урьдчилан мэдэгдээгүй гэж мэдээлжээ. Түүний хэлснээр, энэ өөрчлөлт холын тусгалын ажиллагаанаас гадна ОХУ-ын довтолгооны дроныг саатуулах Украины нисгэгчгүй төхөөрөмжүүдэд нөлөөлсөн байна.
“Украинская правда” сонинд эш татсан фронтын дөрвөн эх сурвалж уг саатлыг баталжээ. Украины 7-р десантын корпусын мэдээлснээр, дроны хурд цагт 110–120 километрт хүрэхэд хиймэл дагуулын холбоо 10–20 секунд тасалдаж, удааширсан төхөөрөмжүүд Оросын агаарын довтолгооноос хамгаалах системд илүү өртөмтгий болжээ. Дунд тусгалын ажиллагаанд ашигладаг нисгэгчгүй онгоцыг хөөргөх, удирдах боломжид ч хүндрэл үүсэж болзошгүйг тус корпус анхааруулсан байна.
Украины идэвхтэн, Батлан хамгаалах яамны зөвлөх асан Сергей Стерненко SpaceX ийм шийдвэрийг АНУ-ын Ерөнхийлөгч Дональд Трампын засаг захиргааны хүсэлтээр гаргасан байж магадгүй гэж үзжээ. Вашингтон болон Илон Маск мэдээлэлд тайлбар өгөөгүй бол Польшийн Гадаад хэргийн сайд Радослав Сикорский Маскийг бүтээгдэхүүнээ улс төрийн зорилгоор ашиглаж байгаа эсэхийг X платформд асуусан байна. Кремлийн хэвлэлийн төлөөлөгч Дмитрий Песков хязгаарлалтын талаар бие даасан мэдээлэлгүй гэж мэдэгдээд, Starlink зэрэг технологийг цэргийн зориулалтаар ашиглахгүй байх нь зүйтэй гэжээ.
Starlink нь 2022 онд ОХУ, Украины зөрчил хурцадсанаас хойш Украины цэргийн холбоо, тагнуул, логистик, дроны удирдлагад чухал үүрэгтэй болсон. Энэ мэдээлэл Трамп Киевт Оросын газрын тос боловсруулах үйлдвэрүүдэд цохилт өгөхөө зогсоох, сонгууль явуулахыг шаардаж буй үед гарчээ. Украины Ерөнхийлөгч Владимир Зеленский ОХУ Украины эрчим хүчний дэд бүтцэд цохилт өгөхөө зогсоовол Оросын байгууламжид хийх довтолгоог зогсооход бэлэн гэж мэдэгдсэн бөгөөд дайны байдалтай холбоотойгоор шинэ сонгууль зарлаагүй байна.
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The move comes as US President Donald Trump increases pressure on Vladimir Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian refineries and to hold an election
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disrupted Ukrainian drone missions by abruptly restricting the military’s high-speed access to the Starlink satellite network, according to officials in Kiev and frontline commanders. The complaints come as US President Donald Trump has ramped up pressure on Vladimir Zelensky to stop strikes on Russian oil refineries and hold a long-overdue presidential election.
The development was reported on Wednesday by Sergey Beskrestnov, Zelensky’s technology adviser, who claimed that SpaceX had imposed a speed limit of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) on Starshield, its military-grade satellite communications service, without informing Kiev in advance.
“Our defense forces were not notified of this restriction, and it has resulted in the disruption of several missions,” he wrote, adding that the move was clearly connected to the “current political situation.”
Later, he added that the curbs imposed on long-range missions are only part of the problem, as the restrictions also impact Ukraine’s interceptor drones, rendering them less potent in tackling Russia’s own strike UAVs.
The disruption was corroborated by four Ukrainian frontline sources cited by Ukrainskaya Pravda. According to the article, one commander provided footage showing two drones losing connectivity above cloud cover and becoming unable to complete their mission.
Ukraine’s 7th Air Assault Corps also confirmed serious operational problems, noting that satellite connections were dropping for 10–20 seconds at speeds of just 110–120 km/h, well below the reported 160 km/h limit. It also warned that slower-flying drones become more vulnerable to Russian air defenses, while aircraft used in mid-range strikes against Russian logistics could become impossible to launch or operate effectively.
Sergey Sternenko, a Ukrainian activist and former Defense Ministry adviser, suggested that SpaceX had acted at the request of the Trump administration. Neither Washington nor Musk has commented on the reports.
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski also weighed in, addressing Musk directly. “Hey, Elon Musk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again?” he wrote on X. Poland spends approximately $50 million annually on Starlink services supporting Ukraine, and Sikorski had previously threatened to reconsider those payments after SpaceX announced roaming restrictions affecting Polish customers, a decision which was later rolled back.
Meanwhile, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia had no independent information about the reported restrictions but argued that “it would be better if remarkable technologies such as Starlink were not used for military purposes at all.”
Starlink has become a cornerstone of Ukraine’s military communications since the escalation of its conflict with Russia in 2022, with Kiev’s forces relying on the network for reconnaissance, logistics, and drone control. However, SpaceX has refused to enable the service for strikes deep inside Russia, with Musk reportedly believing that doing so would escalate the conflict.
The reported disruption comes as Trump has ramped up pressure on Kiev to stop attacking Russian oil refineries – something Zelensky said he was ready to agree to on the condition that Moscow stops targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The US president has also eased restrictions on Russian diesel exports following talks with Russian PresidentVladimir Putin, triggering Zelensky’s pushback.
Musk echoed Trump’s criticism of the strikes, writing on X that “Zelensky has gone too far.”
The Trump-Zelensky feud also turned personal, with the US president suggesting that Ukraine needs “a new president.” The Ukrainian leader’s presidential term ended in 2024, and he has refused to call a new election, citing martial law. Russia has since declared him “illegitimate,” arguing that his dubious status is a major obstacle to signing a binding peace deal.
