Zelenskyy calls for Starshield restrictions to be lifted, citing disruption to Ukraine’s drone defences

Ukraine's defence drones continue to lose contact with their controllers at speeds above 160 kilometres per hour, meaning that Russian attacks using, for example, Shahed drones cannot be stopped, according to Zelenskyy.

Starshield is part of Elon Musk's SpaceX, but is reportedly controlled by the US Department of War.

There have been reports of problems with the communications system before, but Zelenskyy repeated Ukraine's criticism on Sunday:

“The defence of lives and Ukraine's energy infrastructure as winter approaches depends on Starshield,” Zelenskyy wrote on social media.