星链卫星网络被称为"乌克兰军事通信的骨干"，用于海军、陆地和空中部队的协同作战1。周二夜间，星链突然对连接该网络的无人机设置了100英里/小时（160公里/小时）的速度限制12。由于俄罗斯Shahed无人机的飞行速度超过198英里/小时，这一限制措施将严重削弱乌克兰拦截俄方无人机的能力1。
乌克兰官员事先未被告知此限制措施1。乌克兰顾问谢尔希·贝斯克列斯特诺夫表示，"很明显这个行动不可能是巧合，与当前政治局势有关"2。官员们认为此举与基辅和华盛顿的紧张关系有关，特别是因为美国总统特朗普因乌克兰继续打击俄罗斯能源设施而日益不满2。
埃隆·马斯克在X平台上表示，"星盾系统由美国政府拥有和控制。任何速度或使用限制都由美国军方决定，最终由美国总统决定"2，暗示美国军方而非SpaceX对此负责。乌克兰前国防部长米哈伊洛·费多罗夫表示，限制在周三晚间部分恢复2。
SpaceX implemented a speed restriction limiting Starlink-connected weapons to 100 miles per hour (160 kilometers per hour) on Tuesday night 12. The move threatens Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian attack drones, which travel at speeds exceeding 198 miles per hour—well above the newly imposed ceiling 1. Starlink has become critical infrastructure for Ukrainian military operations, functioning as "the backbone of Ukraine's military communications" across naval, land, and air forces 1.
Elon Musk attributed the speed restrictions to the U.S. government rather than SpaceX, stating that "Starshield is owned and controlled by the U.S. government" and that "any speed or use limits are set by the U.S. military and ultimately by the U.S. President" 2. Ukrainian officials, however, expressed skepticism about the explanation. Serhiy Beskrestnov, a Ukrainian presidential adviser, noted that officials had not been informed of the restrictions in advance and observed that "it is obvious that this action could not be a coincidence and is connected to the current political situation" 12. Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported that the restrictions were partially restored on Wednesday evening 2.
The timing of the restrictions has fueled Ukrainian concerns about political tensions between Kyiv and Washington 12. President Volodymyr Zelensky alleged that the United States threatened to limit intelligence sharing, a claim that President Trump denied 2. The incident occurs amid reported U.S. frustration with Ukraine's continued strikes against Russian energy infrastructure 2. On the battlefield, Russian forces launched massive attacks that killed multiple people in Kyiv and left at least 600,000 residents without electricity 2. Russia controls approximately 20 percent of Ukrainian territory following its full-scale invasion that began in 2022 1.
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