KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Elon Musk said on Saturday that his company SpaceX had throttled the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, disrupting operations that the country relies on to defend itself against Russia.

Musk’s admission on social media came after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Ukraine’s access to Starlink and Starshield satellite links has been restored to the speeds it had before restrictions that disrupted front-line operations for more than a week.

Questions have persisted since last week about who ordered the interruptions to the Musk-made satellite internet system that Kyiv has relied on for years to counter Moscow’s attacks.

“The speeds are now where they need to be,” Zelenskyy wrote on X, adding that restoration began overnight and were sufficient by Saturday morning, improving front-line logistics and defense against Russian jet-powered Shahed drones.

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    Musk is an idiot, economically speaking. We saw that when he fucked up Teslas reputation with DOGE. He wants to feel important, be part of important decisions, even if they do not make sense at all. Of course this leads to other nations seeking for alternatives to get independent of Musk. The moron in the white house allows for such Losers, because Losers get along with each other.

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      He was keen to get onto Epstein Island FFS. The man may like paedophiles but that was another attempt to suck up. He must have self worth issues.