Ukraine reports stable Starlink and Starshield speeds above 400 km/h

Ukraine’s Defence Minister Yevhenii Khmara said monitoring systems recorded a stable Starlink and Starshield connection at speeds above 400 km/h on October 24, as military teams continued checking whether service limits remained across combat airspace. Khmara said the recorded speeds had recovered and described the connection as stable. He said the improvement mattered for Ukrainian forces’ operations, including drones, logistics and communications. The reported speed and stability were based on the Defence Ministry’s monitoring, rather than independent verification. The ministry said military communications teams were continuing diagnostic checks to establish whether higher speeds were available throughout combat airspace and whether operational ceilings remained. The military has not disclosed the systems’ maximum operating speeds, and the reported recovery does not establish that all restrictions have been removed. The update followed reports of restrictions on the satellite systems, which Ukraine’s military uses for battlefield communications. Ukrainian officials said the limits had disrupted operations. A Ministry of Defence source previously told local media that teams...