Ukraine loses Starlink access for a day; US denies responsibility

Ukrainian forces lost access to Starshield, the military Starlink network, for roughly a day starting October 14, disrupting drone operations. Kyiv attributes the outage to political pressure amid Zelensky-Trump tensions, while both Elon Musk and the White House deny involvement. The incident highlights Ukraine's dependence on a private US-owned infrastructure and raises questions about the reliability of critical military communications.