Zelenskyy warns of losing US ally
The gist
Zelenskyy said Ukraine is losing America, "but not because of us," after Starlink limits disrupted missions.
Ukraine's battlefield communications and mid-range strike capability depend on US-linked satellite access.
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026Over a dozen killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine after the Trump-Putin diesel deal; Zelenskyy said the deal signalled to Moscow that it is permissible to continue attacking.
- Oct 14, 2026Russian forces hit all three of Kyiv's combined heat and power plants overnight; at least 600,000 people left without power, per Zelenskyy. Six people were killed in strikes that day.
- Oct 14, 2026Restrictions on Starshield, a satellite network owned by SpaceX but contracted under Pentagon terms, disrupted critical missions in Ukraine, a Kyiv defense ministry official said; the limits began to loosen as the hours passed.