The decision to slow Starlink satellite internet, a backbone of\nUkraine\u2019s military communications, reportedly came directly from Elon\nMusk. The move made Ukrainian equipment harder to operate and was also\ndiscussed with US President Donald Trump, CNBC Indonesia reported on\nWednesday (21 October 2026).<\/p>\n
According to The Wall Street Journal, Musk ordered limits on the\nconnection speeds of Starlink devices used in Ukraine. As a result, some\ndrone-control systems dependent on the network became almost unusable.\nThe move came shortly after Musk and Trump had both criticised Ukrainian\nPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n
Sources familiar with the matter said Musk discussed the restrictions\nwith senior US government officials, including Trump. But after the\nissue became public, Trump said he did not know who had ordered them and\nwanted to find out.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut I\u2019ll find out,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n
Zelenskyy\u2019s public complaints about his country\u2019s weakening defences\nprompted an informal inquiry within the White House.<\/p>\n
Musk later said that Starshield, Starlink\u2019s military version, is\nwholly owned and controlled by the US government, and that any\nrestrictions are determined by the US military and the President. The\nstatement came after the restrictions became widely known, raising\nquestions about who actually controls the network used on the\nRussia-Ukraine battlefield.<\/p>\n
The White House and SpaceX representatives have not issued an\nofficial response to the report.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/elon-musk-restricts-internet-in-ukraine-grounding-drones-1792561847", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }