Ukrainian forces have experienced connectivity problems on Elon Musk's Starlink satellite network, and a Ukrainian presidential adviser said military officials were trying to resolve the issue through the coordination center in Wiesbaden, Germany, which serves as the hub for Ukraine's military liaison with Western partners. The White House, SpaceX, and Musk did not respond to requests for comment. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski wrote on X: "Hey, @elonmusk, big man, are you playing politics with your products again? As your European customers, we are watching you."
Meanwhile, Zelenskyy, who arrived in London on Wednesday morning to meet Prime Minister Andy Burnham, said Ukraine had "once again" received "no early warning from our partners" before Russian ballistic missiles struck Kyiv's energy infrastructure, including one of the city's main combined heat and energy power plants. "Our systems detected these missiles only when they were already virtually on approach to Kyiv," he said.
Zelenskyy said Russian forces launched 39 ballistic missiles and more than 120 attack drones against energy and critical infrastructure overnight, "the very infrastructure covered by the ceasefire announced by the American President." Ukraine's air force said just four missiles were intercepted. The president said there was "significant damage to facilities and equipment" at 26 facilities in Ukraine's power system and four in the oil and gas sector. At least 600,000 people were without electricity on Wednesday morning, and at least two people were killed and more than 20 injured in Kyiv.
Zelenskyy called on Washington to respond, saying it was important the US "understood who is responsible for this war continuing," and urged partners to impose tighter sanctions on Moscow. "Ukraine supported an energy ceasefire. Russia is targeting yet another power plant and the lives of our people."
Source: Ars Technica · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing