Nine senators demand investigation

A bipartisan group of U.S. senators requested that the Department of Defense inspector general investigate why satellite technology supporting Ukraine's military was disrupted this week.

Speed limits endangered Americans

Speed limits on Starshield and Starlink networks owned by Elon Musk's SpaceX endangered Ukrainians by inhibiting their military's offensive and defensive capabilities in Russia-controlled territory.

Trump denies imposing the limits

President Donald Trump denied responsibility for the disruptions on Friday, saying he did not impose the limits and the infrastructure was probably functional.

“I didn't do that. No, we didn't do that at all.”

Zelenskyy links limits to pressure

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian military officials were told by U.S. counterparts there would be consequences for not halting long-range strikes on Russian oil refineries, including suspension of intelligence sharing.

U.S. personnel unable to reach safety

The senators wrote they were particularly alarmed by incidents in which U.S. diplomatic, military and security personnel were unable to reach designated bunkers during Russian air raids.

“We are particularly alarmed by incidents in which U.S. diplomatic, military, and security personnel were unable to reach designated bunkers during Russian air raids.”

Pentagon watchdog to investigate

The senators asked Platte Moring, the independent inspector general at the Pentagon, to launch an official probe into whether the disruptions resulted from a change to U.S. policy.