SpaceX imposes speed limit overnight

Elon Musk's SpaceX company has set a one hundred sixty kilometre per hour speed limit on Starlink terminals without warning Ukraine, according to President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser Serhiy Beskrestnov.

Ukraine's drone operations disrupted

The speed restriction has already disrupted a number of battlefield missions, Beskrestnov said on Wednesday. Starlink is vital for guiding drones to Russian targets and protecting Ukrainian skies.

Defence ministry confirms connectivity loss

A Ukrainian defence ministry source told the BBC that once a vehicle or asset exceeds the one hundred sixty kilometre per hour threshold, the terminal loses its connection, affecting interceptor and middle-strike drones.

Political timing questioned

Beskrestnov said SpaceX's move cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation. SpaceX has not commented on the restrictions or the reasons for implementing them.

“cannot be a coincidence and is related to the current political situation”

Russian strikes hit energy infrastructure

On the same night, Russia launched thirty nine ballistic and cruise missiles and one hundred twenty eight drones at Ukraine.

Trump's energy ceasefire disputed

US President Donald Trump claimed on Sunday that an energy ceasefire was in place between Russia and Ukraine. But Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Ukraine does not deserve the respite a ceasefire would bring.

Zelensky to discuss air defence supplies

Zelensky prepared to meet UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham at Downing Street on Wednesday to discuss accelerating air defence supplies to Kyiv as Russia continues overnight strikes on the capital.