When I asked colleagues in Ukraine how serious the latest restrictions on Starlink were, their response was measured. Tactical and operational missions would face difficulties, they said, but the country’s deep-strike operations would not be affected in the same way. Later on 14 October, Mykhailo Fedorov announced that connectivity was being restored for equipment travelling at up to 160 kilometres per hour. Strike and interceptor drones could fly again within that limit, but the next task was to lift the restrictions on Starshield, SpaceX’s military-focused satellite service, altogether. The restrictions had interrupted some Ukrainian drone missions, with the 7th Rapid…