The Ukrainian president states that the restrictions remain in force and hinder his army's defensive operations.
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Image source, ReutersPhoto caption, The restrictions have affected Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian missiles and drones. Author, Dan SalesAuthor's title, BBC NewsPublication date 23 minutes agoReading time: 4 min
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky said a crucial US satellite internet service is still operating at insufficient speed, which is affecting the Ukrainian army's ability to counter Russian attacks.
"We are counting on these restrictions being lifted. The protection of lives and of Ukraine's energy infrastructure ahead of winter depends directly on this," he said.
The controversy over the speed of Starshield, the military version of Starlink, owned by Elon Musk and supplied to Ukraine by the US government, has been generating controversy for weeks.
Zelensky said he had asked for cooperation "to the greatest extent possible" from both the US government and Musk's company.
"It is important to be on the right side of history," he said.
Ukraine uses the Starlink service for communications on the battlefield, while Starshield is used for intercepting missiles and drones in Ukrainian airspace.
The speed restriction problem was first identified in October, leading to conflicting accounts from Musk and US President Donald Trump.
Musk said the US government was responsible, as Starshield was under its control. However, Trump denied any blame and said he had told the billionaire owner to "give it back."
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A week later, the situation seemed to return to normal, but then Ukraine said the restrictions were still in place.
The connection problems coincided with a tense diplomatic standoff between Zelensky and Trump over Ukraine's offensive against oil infrastructure inside Russia.
Trump said the attacks on oil refineries, which Kyiv says are crucial to curbing Moscow's main source of revenue for its war effort, had caused a rise in global prices.
On Sunday, Zelensky said Ukraine was struggling to intercept Russian jet-powered drones attacking electrical substations because "restrictions still exist on the operating speed of Starshield terminals along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories."
"Our interceptor drones lose connection with their operators at a speed of 161 km/h and simply cannot catch up with Russian jet-powered 'shaheds'," he posted, referring to drones based on an Iranian design.
Image source, Alfons Cabrera/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesPhoto caption, Zelensky says the restrictions on the military version of Starlink are preventing his army from neutralizing Russian drones.
Ukraine has also been affected by a shortage of US-made Patriot interceptor missiles, used to defend against Russian rockets, a situation Moscow has exploited to intensify attacks on Ukrainian targets.
Ukraine reported that Russia attacked its energy infrastructure in the regions of Zaporizhzhia and Sumy, Odesa, Zhytomyr and Kirovohrad during the night of Saturday into Sunday morning.
It also struck railway infrastructure in the regions of Dnipro, Kharkiv and Zaporizhzhia.
Reports say dozens of people were injured in those attacks, as well as two in the regions of Donetsk and Kyiv.
Two people died in an attack on an infrastructure facility in Mena, in the Chernihiv region, Governor Vyacheslav Chaus reported.
Multiple attacks on energy facilities across the region were also recorded, the official added on Telegram.
Meanwhile, Ukraine announced it had carried out attacks on a petrochemical plant and an oil refinery in the Russian city of Nizhnekamsk, in the center of the country.
"On the night of November 15, units of Ukraine's Defense Forces reached Nizhnekamsk, in Tatarstan," the army reported on Telegram.
"Two companies that supply raw materials and fuel to the Russian war effort were attacked."
According to Governor Yuri Slyusar, other Ukrainian attacks killed one person in Taganrog, an industrial port city near the border.
In the occupied region of Luhansk, a truck driver and an elderly woman also died, according to Leonid Pasechnik, the Moscow-imposed regional leader.
Image source, Carl Court/Getty ImagesPhoto caption, The Estonian government has announced it will close all its border crossings with Russia from December, in retaliation for an alleged sabotage attempt on a drone factory.
Estonia closes its border with Russia
Meanwhile, Estonia has announced it will close its border crossings with Russia from December 1 following an alleged sabotage attack on a defense company.
Eight people were detained for an attempted arson attack on drone manufacturer Threod Systems.
Estonian authorities say they received orders from the Russian military intelligence service, the GRU, to attempt to carry out the attack.
Russia has not commented.
"Russia must understand that hostile actions against Estonia have consequences," Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said.
This article was originally written in English and we used an artificial intelligence tool to translate it. A BBC journalist reviewed the text before publication. More information on how we use AI.
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