November 14, 2026

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Ukraine’s Starshield crisis tests Europe’s military ambitions | DW News


Ukraine says renewed limits on Starshield are allowing more Russian drone attacks to get through. The service is the military-grade version of SpaceX’s Starlink satellite network, and Ukraine relies on it for battlefield communications and drone operations. With similar restrictions returning just weeks after the last disruption, can Europe build a reliable alternative before this dependence becomes an even bigger vulnerability?

DW speaks to Thomas Whittington, military expert at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)
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