Musk Says Ukraine Violated Starlink Terms by Using It for Offensive Strikes

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on October 24 that Ukraine's military had violated Starlink's terms of service by using the service to carry out offensive drone strikes that caused casualties, and that the loophole was closed last week. He stressed that commercial Starlink must never be used for offensive drone operations, and that Starshield is a separate system under US government control. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on social media on the 24th that the military version of Starlink, known as Starshield, used by Ukrainian forces had fully resumed operation, with service levels back to where they were before restrictions were imposed more than a week earlier.