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Elon Musk has accused Ukraine’s military of violating Starlink’s terms of service by using the satellite internet system for offensive drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed last week. In a post on X on Saturday, the SpaceX chief said Starlink, a civilian commercial service, had never been authorised for such operations. He distinguished it from Starshield, a separate system controlled by the U.S. government. Musk also said Starlink remained critical to Ukraine’s defence, warning that shutting it down would cause the Ukrainian front line to collapse immediately. Ukrainian officials had not immediately commented on his accusations. Ukraine said on Saturday that Starlink and Starshield


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Elon Musk has accused Ukraine’s military of violating Starlink’s terms of service by using the satellite internet system for offensive drone strikes, saying the loophole was closed last week.

In a post on X on Saturday, the SpaceX chief said Starlink, a civilian commercial service, had never been authorised for such operations. He distinguished it from Starshield, a separate system controlled by the U.S. government.

Musk also said Starlink remained critical to Ukraine’s defence, warning that shutting it down would cause the Ukrainian front line to collapse immediately. Ukrainian officials had not immediately commented on his accusations.

Ukraine said on Saturday that Starlink and Starshield were fully functional again after more than a week of restrictions that disrupted military operations.