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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Starshield satellite communications system, which plays a key role in countering attacks by Russian military drones, has experienced serious disruptions along the front line in recent days.
“Operative Information Center-OMM” reports that foreign media outlets have published the information.
He said he had received reports on the system’s operational problems from Ukraine’s Defense Minister Yevgeny Khmara and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Mykhailo Drapatyi.
According to the president, serious malfunctions in the Starshield system were recorded over the past several days across Ukraine, along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories. In particular, speed limits are periodically imposed on the system, reducing its speed to as low as 161 kilometers per hour.
Zelensky said Ukrainian military investigations had determined that the problem stemmed not from random technical malfunctions but from coordinated restrictions.
He said the situation was making it more difficult for Ukraine, in particular, to track Russian military jet-powered drones.
The president said that because of the system’s speed restrictions, Ukrainian interceptor systems were unable to identify and neutralize some targets in time.
As a result, Russian forces are able to kill more Ukrainians and carry out more precise strikes on Ukrainian territory.
Zelensky also said talks were being held with the US side to clarify the causes of the problem.
