Conflict & Security
Zelensky urges US to switch on Starlink over Russian missile launch sites
October 24, 2026 at 01:58 AM · Updated 25m ago
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3 reports · 2 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 6 hours
Zelensky asked US partners to activate Starlink over Russian ballistic missile launch areas and criticized the disparity in Western military support.
- Zelensky urged US partners to activate Starlink service over parts of Russia from which ballistic missiles are launched.
- Zelensky said Ukrainian forces continue to face unexplained limits on Starlink and Starshield communications services.
- Zelensky said Ukraine received only dozens or a few hundred air-defense missiles in the past year, while Middle East states used about 2,000 within 48 hours.
- Zelensky stated Russia builds roughly 140 ballistic missiles per month, holding a stockpile of about 700, with some 70 percent of components bought abroad.
- Ukraine's Defence Ministry said it still faces problems with the Starshield military communications system.
- Zelensky said Starlink had returned but not at full operational efficiency, awaiting a US Secretary of State response.
- Six former US officials told Reuters both administrations repeatedly asked SpaceX to switch Starlink on or off in Yemen, Lebanon, Iran, and Ukraine.