Drones fall, strikes stall: How Musk's Starshield curbs hit Zelenskyy’s war effort

A disruption in the US military satellite internet service Starshield caused Ukrainian drones worth more than $1 million to fall from the sky and forced troops to halt almost all operations for three days, The New York Times reported, citing Ukrainian military commanders.A senior Ukrainian commander, identified only by his first name, Oleh, said dozens of armed drones were heading towards Russian military targets last week when their video feeds suddenly went fuzzy. The drones had lost their connection to ground-based pilots through Starshield, a Pentagon-funded satellite internet service, he said.Many of the drones crashed, costing his units more than $1 million worth of weaponry, according to the report.The development comes days after Donald Trump’s reported engagement with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin over efforts to end the war in Ukraine.