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UkrainePublished: 20 October 2026 at 02:31

US senator urges SpaceX to explain who restricted Starlink in Ukraine

US Senator Chris Coons has called on SpaceX to explain who decided to restrict Starlink's operation in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has already called the restrictions a mistake.

Foto: Ukrainska Pravda

US Senator Chris Coons has demanded that the space company SpaceX publicly explain who made the decision to restrict the operation of its Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine. The issue concerns a communications service used in Ukraine during the war.

The senator is calling on the company to establish who is responsible for the move. The source gives no further details on what exactly the restrictions involve, when they were introduced, or the reasons behind them.

Zelensky: the restrictions were a mistake

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had earlier publicly described the limits placed on Starlink as a mistake. It is not known whether SpaceX has responded to the senator's request.

This report is based on a brief item, so further details about the situation are not yet available.

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