Elon Musk ‘ordered Starlink shutdown’ that sparked panic in Kyiv

Last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky claimed that US President Donald Trump and and ally Elon Musk deliberately blocked his country’s access to Starlink overnightStarlink satellite internet service is operated by SpaceX, Elon Musk’s aerospace company(Image: Alain Jocard/AFP via Getty Images)Elon Musk ordered the slowdown of a military-grade version of Starlink relied on by Ukraine, US officials have said.