Brief Published (Dubai time, UTC+4) · event date: 2026-10-21
The Wall Street Journal reports that Elon Musk, head of Starlink, is allegedly responsible for the slowdown of Starshield in Ukraine, a military version of the satellite network used by Kiev in its war against Russia.
Last week, Ukrainian authorities reported network outages that prevented drone operations and weakened air defense, raising questions about who was responsible for these disruptions.
Initially, Donald Trump was suspected, but according to the Wall Street Journal, it was Elon Musk who ordered this measure, thereby affecting Ukraine’s military capabilities on the ground.