--- title: Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine description: SpaceX appears to have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's military use of Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink. Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine-46gfbrxma twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine | daily.dev og:description: SpaceX appears to have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's military use of Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink. Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine-46gfbrxma og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/46gFbrxMA.png og:image:alt: Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary SpaceX appears to have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's military use of Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink. Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara said service appears to be working normally again, though the military is still testing and has gotten no explanation for the earlier restrictions. For about 10 days, Ukrainian drones lost connectivity at speeds around 100 miles per hour, causing some to lose control and others to fly more slowly and become more vulnerable. President Trump reportedly called Elon Musk and asked him to restore the service, and Musk had reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle it. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why did Ukraine's military drones lose connectivity for 10 days? Ukrainian drones lost internet connectivity when flying at speeds around 100 miles per hour during a 10-day period, causing the military to lose control of some drones while others flew more slowly and became more vulnerable. The Wall Street Journal reported that Elon Musk ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access, though some sources said he discussed it with the Trump administration first. _Anyone tracking defense tech reliability follows infrastructure disruption stories like this one on daily.dev._ ### Is Starshield working normally for Ukraine again? Yes, Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink, appears to be working normally again for Ukraine's military. Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara confirmed this to reporters, though the military is still conducting tests and has not received an explanation for the earlier restrictions on its use. _Track how satellite internet and defense tech developments unfold by following updates on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Ukraine’s drones still lose Starshield above 161 km/h, Zelenskyy says](https://daily.dev/posts/ukraine-s-drones-still-lose-starshield-above-161-km-h-zelenskyy-says-jnsvdkyyo) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Before South Africa licenses Starlink, it should look at Ukraine](https://daily.dev/posts/before-south-africa-licenses-starlink-it-should-look-at-ukraine-6dcmuxuhg) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Russia tries to jam Starlink to counter Ukraine’s long-range drones](https://daily.dev/posts/russia-tries-to-jam-starlink-to-counter-ukraine-s-long-range-drones-9aifgrccx) · The Next Web · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Indian government got cold feet on Starlink just before SpaceX’s IPO](https://daily.dev/posts/the-indian-government-got-cold-feet-on-starlink-just-before-spacex-s-ipo-iwrfuydmz) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Iran takes on Starlink in high-stakes bid to silence dissent](https://daily.dev/posts/iran-takes-on-starlink-in-high-stakes-bid-to-silence-dissent-lfwpxsykw) · TechCentral · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#networking](https://daily.dev/tags/networking), [#spacex](https://daily.dev/tags/spacex) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine-46gfbrxma) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine-46gfbrxma","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/starlink-seems-to-be-working-normally-again-in-ukraine-46gfbrxma"},"datePublished":"2026-10-24T20:47:56.503Z","dateModified":"2026-10-24T20:48:27.451Z","description":"SpaceX appears to have lifted restrictions on Ukraine's military use of Starshield, the military-grade version of Starlink. 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