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Starshield restrictions help Russia’s energy attacks on Ukraine: Zelenskyy

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Al Jazeera Staff. (2026, November 15). Starshield restrictions help Russia’s energy attacks on Ukraine: Zelenskyy. Al Jazeera. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/15/starshield-restrictions-help-russias-energy-attacks-on-ukraine-zelenskyy?traffic_source=rss

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused SpaceX’s Starlink of imposing speed restrictions on its military-grade internet service, which he claims has helped Russian attacks on Ukrainian critical infrastructure, including an attack that killed two people in Koriukivka and another that left 41,000 households without electricity in Odesa. Zelenskyy asserts that these restrictions, in place for five days, have compromised Ukraine’s defenses, though Starlink denies throttling internet speeds. The article focuses on the political and military implications of these internet speed restrictions during the ongoing conflict.
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“And many of these strikes are getting through because restrictions on the operating speed of Starshield terminals along the front line and in the temporarily occupied territories are still there,” he posted, citing Starlink’s sister company and reiterating accusations that it was throttling internet speeds and hampering military operations.
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Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that speed restrictions by Starlink’s military-grade internet service had aided a wave of deadly Russian attacks across Ukraine. asserted
restrictions → say → Ukraine
Two people were killed on Saturday in a Russian drone attack on what Ukrainian officials called “critical infrastructure” in the northern Koriukivka region. asserted
officials → kill → region
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Russia → expect → it
An energy facility was also hit in Odesa overnight on Sunday, leaving 41,000 households without electricity, Ukraine’s DTEK energy provider said in a Telegram statement. asserted
provider → hit → statement
Ukraine’s army said it shot down 106 of 132 Russian drones launched overnight. asserted
it → say → drones
Zelenskyy posted on X that Russia was targeting energy substations with Shahed drones, which both sides commonly attack each other with. asserted
sides → post → other
“And many of these strikes are getting through because restrictions on the operating speed of Starshield terminals along the front line and in the temporarily occupied territories are still there,” he posted, citing Starlink’s sister company and reiterating accusations that it was throttling internet speeds and hampering military operations. asserted
it → get → operations
The president said on Saturday that the internet restrictions had been in place for five days and that Starlink reported technical problems, but Ukraine does “not believe that is the case”. asserted
that → say → problems
Starlink, owned by US billionaire Elon Musk’s SpaceX, has denied restricting internet speeds. asserted
Starlink → own → speeds
Last month, Musk said the United States government controls Starshield. asserted
government → say → Starshield
Tit-for-tat attacks Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday that it launched attacks targeting Ukraine’s military airfields, munitions depots and other military facilities. asserted
it → say → airfields
Authorities also said that an electrical engineer was killed and four others were injured in Russia’s Taganrog region after Ukrainian drones attacked the area on Sunday. asserted
drones → say → Sunday
Six people were injured in a drone attack in Nizhnekamsk, local officials said. asserted
officials → injure → Nizhnekamsk
The city, as well as the wider Trans-Kama region of Tatarstan, reported heavy Ukrainian attacks on industrial facilities and a residential building earlier on Sunday. asserted
city → report → Sunday
US negotiators concluded visits to both countries in recent days in attempts to secure a ceasefire, despite tensions between Washington and Kyiv over Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil refineries. asserted
negotiators → conclude → refineries
Zelenskyy said the US floated the idea of Ukraine withdrawing its remaining forces from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for NATO membership. asserted
Ukraine → say → membership
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is due to meet President Donald Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping in the Chinese city of Shenzhen this week – but Ukraine is not on the agenda. asserted
Ukraine → meet → agenda
Analysts have compared the meeting to the Yalta conference of 1945, which saw the US, UK and former Soviet Union divide Germany and establish the United Nations. asserted
US → compare → Nations
However, in a statement on Sunday, Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, dismissed Russia’s longstanding proposal to revise Europe’s security architecture. asserted
Minister → dismiss → architecture
“Putin is throwing around ideas about reshaping the European security order. asserted
Putin → throw → order
In his dreams, he sees himself in Yalta in 1945. asserted
he → see → 1945
The problem is that to put forward ideas of this magnitude, you first need to win a world war,” he said. asserted
he → put → war
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