According to @clashreport, a Bulgarian court has formally approved a European arrest warrant for two German citizens. The two are suspected of setting fire to a SpaceX Starlink antenna at a facility south of Sofia on October 9 before fleeing to Serbia. If convicted, they face up to 12 years in prison.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Ukraine had asked SpaceX and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to enable Starlink services inside Russia, so that Ukrainian forces could strike Russian ballistic missile launch sites. Zelensky noted that Starlink services had previously been switched off inside Russia, and that the speed at which Ukrainian forces can use them in the relevant areas is currently being throttled. He believes this is not a technical failure but a deliberate speed restriction.
Musk announced on social media that next year he will give one share of SpaceX stock to every American child.
According to The Daily Telegraph, citing four sources, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk personally advised then-U.S. President Donald Trump to slow down the Starshield satellite system used by Ukraine, and Trump subsequently agreed. The restriction limited the speed of Ukrainian drones to about 160 km/h, severely undermining their ability to intercept Russian drones and missiles. Musk has now publicly blamed the White House, while Trump denies responsibility for the matter.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that European countries are developing alternatives to Starlink. Zelensky noted that Ukraine is aware that the United States can restrict the use of this system regardless of existing agreements or contracts. Despite such restrictions, Ukraine continues to use Starlink and maintains cooperation with SpaceX.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that Starlink terminals are forcibly shut down when traveling above 161 km/h within Ukraine. He noted that tests showed Starlink still works normally above 180 km/h within the European Union. Zelensky called the restriction a "planned operation" and said it hinders Ukraine's use of some interceptor drones against jet aircraft.
Bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate have sent a letter to the Pentagon Inspector General calling for an investigation into recent restrictions on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, in Ukraine. The senators demand to determine whether the Trump administration, Pentagon officials, or SpaceX played a role, and to clarify the decision-making process and accountability behind the restrictions. The initiative was launched by members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, aiming to clarify how Starlink services operate on the battlefield in Ukraine and what potential political interference may be involved.
According to Twitter account @__Inty__, the White House denied reports that Ukraine's Starlink service was restricted, saying that the U.S. does not control SpaceX and was not involved in the outage, and that it is preparing to contact Musk's company. Ukrainian officials had previously contacted the White House, the CIA, and the Pentagon to ask the reason and seek restoration of the service. U.S. officials tend to conclude it was a technical malfunction, while the Ukrainian side suspects the move was a warning sent by the U.S. government.
According to reports, the Ukrainian military restored unrestricted access to SpaceX's Starshield communication system on October 15, 2026. Previously, SpaceX had imposed speed limits on Starshield network connections for mobile use within Ukraine, and this adjustment means those restrictions have been lifted.
According to a post by the military news account clashreport on October 14, SpaceX set a speed cap on mobile Starlink terminals, disrupting Ukrainian military operations at night. The restriction applies to the military-grade StarShield package, cutting off the connection when the terminal's speed exceeds 100 miles per hour, effectively rendering the satellite link unusable.
According to reports, Musk has imposed new speed limits on Starlink, reducing satellite connection speeds to 60-70 kilometers per hour, which threatens Ukraine's ability to strike Russian targets and its efforts to intercept incoming drones.
The four astronauts aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station on October 1, with the flight taking about 8 hours.
SpaceX's new rocket entered Earth orbit for the first time on September 28, successfully placing 26 next-generation Starlink V3 broadband satellites into orbit.
SpaceX's Starship launched successfully and entered Earth orbit for the first time, deploying 26 Starlink satellites, sparking controversy in Chinese state media and online opinion over whether the orbital insertion succeeded.
Related reports predict that this rocket debris will impact the Moon at around 2:35 AM US Eastern Time, potentially forming an impact crater about 30 meters in diameter.