Putin calls Elon Musk a genius as Ukraine Starlink issues persist

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The Independent — 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Putin praised Elon Musk as a genius during a presentation with digital minister Maksut Shadayev.
Russia is developing its own Starlink-like system and has launched over 30 satellites.
Independently tracked numbers suggest more than 5,000 low-orbit satellites are active.
Ukraine relies on Starlink/Starshield for drone and battlefield communications, facing speed restrictions earlier.
Both sides have not assigned responsibility for Starlink speed curbs, while cooperation with Musk is acknowledged.

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom (outlet HQ)
topics: Politics, Space · language: eng

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published 28 Oct, 20:09Z
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