Starlink and Starshield satellite system speeds are fully back, Ukrainian officials said Saturday, following more than a week of disruptions and slowdowns that they say hampered military defense.

Ukraine's Defense Ministry said in a statement that its monitoring systems have officially recorded the restoration of Starlink-Starshield performance, and connection with the satellites remains stable at movement speeds above 400 km/h.

An artilleryman of the Special Rifle Police Battalion of Zaporizhzhia region sets up Starlink satellite internet system, at a position, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the frontline in Donetsk region, Ukraine, Oct. 16, 2026.

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had called on President Donald Trump and other United States officials to help restore the system, which is run through Elon Musk's company Space X. Following talks with U.S.…