Satellite internet functionality via Starshield — the military version of SpaceX’s Starlink service in Ukraine — has resumed at previous speeds for the moment, according to Ukraine.

Satellite internet functionality via Starshield — the military version of the SpaceX service — was being at least partially restored Thursday morning, according to a source in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry.

Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of betraying Kyiv with a “dangerous” withdrawal of support critical to its defense against Russia.

Ukraine held off on attacks for three days after Donald Trump’s unilateral “energy ceasefire” announcement, but accused Russia of repeatedly attacking its power grid. Zelenskyy voiced mounting frustration over the Kremlin’s failure to abide by the truce, and what he sees as U.S. attempts to pressure Kyiv after gaps in intelligence sharing on Russian attacks and restrictions on the Starlink internet service.

Satellite internet functionality via Starshield — the military version of the SpaceX service — was being at least partially restored Thursday, according to a source in the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.

In an interview with the Financial Times, published Thursday, Zelenskyy indicated his patience had already been exhausted.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    5 days ago

    This was my understanding as well. I have no idea why the narrative that it was “debunked” is one that seems to prevalent now.

    Relying on the so-called “liberal media” for certain details, most especially the Russian-donnie collusion, can make one feel like they are taking crazy pills.

    It gets even worse if one still takes someone like Taibbi into account, too. JFC, what happened to him, anyway? Did Russia get something on him while he was staying there?

    • egregiousRac@piefed.socialEnglish
      81·
      4 days ago

      Two main issues:

      1. The Mueller report substantiated many pieces of Steele’s dossier, but the false summary the Attorney General released first claimed the opposite. This muddied reporting at the point where it should have been clear whether claims were true or false.
      2. The story basically ended with the Mueller report. Since then, it only appears in headlines when Trump goes on a rant about the “Russia Hoax.” That means there are headlines quoting him every couple months saying that it was false. The articles say he’s lying, but the repeated headlines are what people see and remember.