Bishy

You know how Elon Musk promised that Starlink would never be used as a “bargaining chip” in the war in Ukraine? Well, on Saturday the world’s richest man posted on X: “Zelensky has gone too far.” Three days later, overnight on Tuesday, SpaceX imposed a new speed limit on Starlink terminals in Ukraine. No warning was given to the Ukrainian military. “Our Defence Forces received no warning about this restriction,” said Serhii Beskrestnov, the defence technology adviser to Ukraine’s presidential office, “and this has resulted in the disruption of a number of missions.” He added, drily: “Obviously, this action cannot be a coincidence.” SpaceX has not explained itself. Perhaps there is an innocent technical reason. But the restriction does not apply to every terminal in Ukraine, only to those moving at more than 100mph. To understand why that matters, you need to know what crosses Ukraine at more than 100mph, and where it is usually heading... New post. Link in first reply