Trump: Starlink Satellite Services Are Back in Ukraine

The US president asked Elon Musk to lift restrictions on the satellite network, with battlefield reports indicating an improvement in service.

US President Donald Trump announced that Starlink satellite services are back in Ukraine after asking SpaceX owner Elon Musk to lift restrictions imposed on the network, Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet and Israeli news outlet JDN reported. Svenska Dagbladet noted that Trump specifically referred to the military variant of the network.

According to a report by Romanian news outlet G4Media, satellite terminals used by Ukrainian forces have begun operating faster, though speeds have not yet returned to their initial levels. JDN reported that prior disruptions to the Starshield system had caused Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles to crash and hampered military operations against Russia.

Further details regarding the agreements between Trump and Musk have not yet been released.