Zelenskyy says Starshield speed limit still blocks interceptors against jet-powered shaheds
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Today Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on X that Ukraine’s defense minister and the commander-in-chief of the armed forces had reported on communication with the American side about Starshield speed issues. He said a speed limit of 161 kilometers per hour (100 miles per hour) remains in place for Ukrainian forces along the entire front line and in Ukraine’s temporarily occupied territories, which makes it impossible, in particular, to use interceptors against jet-powered “shaheds.” Zelenskyy said there were still no clear explanations, and that he had instructed Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and minister of defense to step up contacts with the U.S. Department of State, the Pentagon, and SpaceX to obtain clarification and resolve the situation. [1]