Rubio, Hegseth point finger at Musk in Starlink slowdown
- Publisher
- The Hill
- Published
- 2026-10-22
- Type
- news report
- Link
- https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6164055-starlink-slowdown-ukraine/
- Last checked
- 2026-10-26
- Rights
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Starlink and Ukraine: the 2022 shutdown report, the October 2026 slowdown, and who had the switch
Reuters reported Musk ordered Starlink cut over parts of Ukraine in 2022 (SpaceX disputes it); in October 2026 Ukraine's Starlink and Starshield links were throttled for over a week until service returned October 24.