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Ukraine’s drones get their Starshield speed back, without an explanation

Ukraine's defence ministry says Starlink and Starshield are stable again above 400km/h after ten days of restrictions on fast-moving platforms. Nobody has said why the limits went on or how they came off, which is the part planners should note.

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Ukraine’s satellite links are working at drone speed again. On 24 October the defence minister, Yevhen Khmara, told Militarnyi that “the Ministry of Defense’s monitoring systems are recording the restoration of Starlink/Starshield’s speed. We are recording speeds exceeding 400 km/h, and the connection is stable.” That matters, he added, “for drone operations, logistics, and communications”. The ministry said it would keep monitoring both services.

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