WorldCBCUkraine says its military did not violate Starlink terms, disputing Elon Musk claim
Ukraine says its military couldn't have used civilian Starlink for offensive drone strikes due to built-in speed restrictions, pushing back on Elon Musk's claims.
Ukrainian officials have disputed claims by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk that the country's military violated Starlink's terms of service by using the civilian satellite internet network for offensive drone strikes. Serhii Beskrestnov, a defence technology adviser to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, said long-standing restrictions on the civilian system in Ukraine made such offensive use impossible.
Ukrainian officials disputed Elon Musk's claim that their military violated Starlink's terms of service by using it for offensive drone strikes.
Defence adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said civilian Starlink drones are speed-capped at 70 to 90 km/h inside Ukraine and simply do not function in Russian territory.
The dispute adds to tensions between Kyiv and Washington, with questions remaining about who ordered the satellite internet interruptions that disrupted Ukraine's air defences.
Ukraine's defence adviser says civilian Starlink drones are capped at 70 to 90 km/h inside Ukraine and don't work in Russia, making deep strikes physically impossible via that system.
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