Власник компанії SpaceX Ілон Маск заявив, що використання цивільної системи Starlink для атак безпілотників «з метою вбивства людей ніколи не було дозволене». — Укрінформ.
On social network X, Musk stressed that “Starshield is a separate system controlled by the US government, and decisions on its use are made by the US authorities.” At the same time, he pointed to the "key role" of the satellite network for Ukrainian troops.
"If Starlink had been turned off, the Ukrainian front line would have immediately collapsed. This is not a threat, this is just a statement of fact, "the billionaire said, adding that SpaceX "has done more to protect Ukraine than any other private structure in the world. "
In response, the freelance adviser to the President of Ukraine Serhiy Beskrestnov (Flash) said: "It is very strange that Elon Musk does not know about the restrictions on Starlink's work in Ukraine."
At the same time, Starlink does not work over the territory of Russia.
Thus, the Flash emphasized, Ukraine physically cannot use the commercial Starlink for deep and middle strikes.
According to the owner of SpaceX, Ukraine allegedly "used Starlink for such strikes, and the corresponding opportunity was limited last week."
He recalled that since February 2026, all Starlink terminals over the territory of Ukraine (including the occupied territories) "have speed limits of 70-90 km/h."