Elon Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink’s Rules
The comments came after the disruption in the country’s satellite service. Earlier, Ukraine said drones using Starshield, the Pentagon-funded service, were back to normal speeds. Ukrainian soldiers operated a drone over Russian-occupied territory from the Zaporizhzhia region in 2023. Lynsey Addario for The New York Times Credit... Sheera Frenkel reported from San Francisco. Siobhan O’Grady and Liubov Sholudko reported from Kyiv, Ukraine Published Oct. 24, 2026 Updated Oct. 25, 2026, 5:28 a.m. E Original article contains links Elon Musk weighed in on Saturday with his first explanation of the disruptions to the Ukrainian military’s satellite system, saying in a post on X that Ukraine had violated the terms of service for his Starlink internet service by using it “for offensive drone strikes to kill people.” Mr. Musk, 55, added that his company SpaceX, which operates the Starlink satellite system, had closed the “loophole” last week, though he offered few specifics. ...