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Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military, WSJ reports

Daily Maverick · 21 October 2026 at 06:34

Musk ordered slowdown of Starlink service used by Ukraine’s military, WSJ reports

Oct 20 (Reuters) - Elon Musk last week ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of SpaceX's SPCX.O Starlink satellite service that Ukraine relies on, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter.

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