Zelensky says ‘people will die’ because of Starlink decision

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned there could be dire consequences after his government reported that its air defense mechanisms had been mired by unannounced limitations on SpaceX satellites. Zelensky, in an interview Wednesday with Piers Morgan, called the slowdown of the company’s Starlink services a “big mistake.”

“People will die, of course, if attacks will continue and if Starlink will not work … it’s not helpful,” he said.

The Ukrainian leader added that he hopes the limitation was only a “mistake,” suggesting it was “maybe a huge technical problem” at SpaceX.

A source familiar told The Hill on Wednesday that Starlink services were cut off for objects that traveled more than 100 miles an hour, impacting the capabilities of Ukraine’s drones, airplanes and helicopters.  

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