Tech tycoon Elon Musk accused Ukraine on Saturday of violating Starlink\u2019s terms of service by using it for \u201cdrone strikes to kill people,\u201d after tension between Washington and Kyiv over disruptions to the SpaceX-made network crucial to the Ukrainian army\u2019s operations.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cUkraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people,\u201d Musk wrote in a post on X, but added that the loophole was closed last week.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cStarlink\u2019s terms have remained consistent as a civilian system, not a means of killing. Violation of those terms will result in end of service,\u201d he wrote in another post.\n<\/p>\n
He added that Starlink remained \u201ccritical to the defence of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Musk has shifted stance on Ukraine many times since Russia\u2019s invasion in 2022, he has insisted that any disruption was the responsibility of the US government, not SpaceX.<\/p>\n
Kyiv relies on the civilian Starlink satellite communications system and the military-grade Starshield version as it tries to defend itself from Russian missile and drone attacks.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cMonitoring systems are recording a recovery in the speed of Starlink\/Starshield. We are registering a speed of more than 400 km\/h, the connection is stable,\u201d Defence Minister Yevgeniy Khmara said in a statement on Saturday.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis result is above all important for our front, for our soldiers, for the operation of drones, for logistics and for communications,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n
\u201cRight now, the speed is what we need. The restoration began during the night,\u201d he said on social media.\n<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is very important; it\u2019s significant for our frontline logistics, for protecting Ukraine\u201d from rocket-powered drones, he stressed.\n<\/p>\n
The satellite network has been at the centre of a row between Ukraine and the United States.\n<\/p>\n
Zelensky had accused Washington of helping Russia by failing to warn Kyiv of incoming missile strikes and hobbling its military response by throttling Starlink\u2019s speed.\n<\/p>\n
Khmara credited Zelensky\u2019s \u201cfirm stance\u201d on the issue, judging that it was \u201cbearing fruit.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
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