US Update: Zelensky says Musk-owned satellite system throttled again, Space X denies it

The Ukrainian government has asked the Pentagon and SpaceX to explain new restrictions it says are disrupting the satellite system its military uses to intercept Russian drones.

Why it matters: This is the second time in recent weeks that Ukraine reported that Starshield, made by Elon Musk's SpaceX, was impeded.

The Ukrainian military uses Starshield — the military version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications system — to control and operate its reconnaissance and to intercept drones.The other side: SpaceX respond Axios: "This is false.

There has been no change."Driving the news: Ukrainian President Zelensky said Thursday he was briefed by the minister of defense and the commander of the Ukrainian military that "units have been recording significant disruptions to Starshield's operations" along the entire front line and in the parts of Ukraine occupied by Russia.

"The Ukrainian military have already investigated the circumstances, and these are not random errors but systematic speed restrictions," he wrote on X.

"We are trying to establish all the circumstances with the American side."Zoom in: A Ukrainian official said the restrictions have been happening for three days.

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