Ukraine says restrictions on its military’s Starlink satellite connections have been lifted after more than a week of disruption that hampered drone operations against Russian forces.
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that → say → forces
Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara said on Saturday that Starlink and Starshield connections were stable on equipment travelling above 400 kilometres per hour (250 miles per hour).
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connections → say → hour
He credited talks with Washington and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s diplomacy.
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He → credit → Washington
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Ukraine relies heavily on Elon Musk’s SpaceX satellite services for communications and drone missions.
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Ukraine → advance → communications
However, who ordered the restrictions remains unclear, with US President Donald Trump denying responsibility while defending Elon Musk.
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Trump → order → Musk
The disruption further strained relations between Kyiv and Washington, already under pressure over Trump’s agreement to temporarily lift sanctions on Russian diesel and allow US imports.
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disruption → strain → imports
Trump also called earlier this month for Ukraine to have a new president, then suggested on Monday that someone other than Zelenskyy should negotiate for Kyiv.
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someone → call → Kyiv
The exchanges follow their public confrontation at the White House in February 2025.
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exchanges → follow → February
Talks planned in Abu Dhabi
The lifting of the Starlink restrictions comes as the United States seeks to revive peace negotiations between Moscow and Kyiv.
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States → plan → Moscow
Negotiators from Ukraine, Russia and the US are expected to meet in Abu Dhabi in the first half of November, more than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022.
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Russia → expect → February
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed the planned negotiations on Friday, while Zelenskyy also announced agreement on technical-level meetings.
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Zelenskyy → confirm → meetings
It comes as Trump credited his wife, Melania Trump, with securing a local ceasefire in Oleshky, in southern Ukraine’s Kherson region, which Russian forces have occupied since 2022.
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forces → come → 2022
Subsequent Ukrainian and Russian statements putting the ceasefire’s start on October 27, with the humanitarian operation planned for October 29.
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operation → put → October
Deadly attacks continue
A Russian missile strike on Lozova, in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region, killed a man and wounded two others on Saturday, regional Governor Oleh Syniehubov said, while in northern Ukraine, a Russian attack on Chernihiv on Friday killed a man and wounded at least 25 people, local authorities said.
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authorities → continue → people
Shelling in Kramatorsk killed one person and wounded six, including three children, according to Donetsk officials.
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Shelling → kill → officials
In nearby Sloviansk, attacks on Friday killed a 62-year-old woman and wounded four people, Mayor Vadym Lyakh said.
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Lyakh → kill → people
Ukraine reported strikes inside Russia on Friday and overnight into Saturday, including on Togliatti’s Togliattikauchuk petrochemical plant, a major synthetic rubber producer.
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Ukraine → report → plant
Mayor Ilya Sukhikh confirmed industrial damage but reported no casualties.
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Sukhikh → confirm → casualties
Ukraine also said it struck Oryol’s Proton electronics plant, which it says makes missile components.
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it → say → components
Regional Governor Andrei Klychkov reported three deaths in an attack on an unidentified facility.
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Klychkov → report → facility
Authorities in Russian-occupied Crimea reported power cuts after overnight Ukrainian attacks.
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Authorities → occupy → attacks
Russia’s Defence Ministry said air defences intercepted a SCALP cruise missile, four Neptune missiles and 1,297 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones over 24 hours, TASS reported.
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TASS → say → hours
The figures could not be independently verified.
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