Elon Musk restricts Starlink in Ukraine to block Russian drone use

2026-02-04 - 17:56

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has imposed new restrictions on its Starlink satellite internet system in Ukraine after Kyiv warned that Russian forces were using the service to guide attack drones. Ukraine’s defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said the measures, introduced over the weekend, have already produced results on the battlefield. The action followed urgent talks between Ukrainian officials and SpaceX over what Kyiv described as the unauthorised use of Starlink by Russian forces.