{"id":387975,"date":"2026-10-14T22:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-starlink-systems-fail-before-russian-attacks-on-ukraine\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T22:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T21:00:07","slug":"why-did-starlink-systems-fail-before-russian-attacks-on-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-did-starlink-systems-fail-before-russian-attacks-on-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Starlink systems fail before Russian attacks on Ukraine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cloJLLEQxs8\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Starlink systems fail before Russian attacks on Ukraine?\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cloJLLEQxs8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>There has been no explanation from Donald Trump or Elon Musk after Ukraine\u2019s usual early warnings of missile attacks didn\u2019t come as it was suddenly hit by restrictions on the satellite system they use to defend and attack. <\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>Musk\u2019s Starlink system and military offshoot Starshield are crucial to Ukraine\u2019s defence, but Russian attacks plunged 600,000 people into darkness overnight as Ukraine also suddenly found its satellite guided interceptor drones didn\u2019t work.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile in London to meet both the King and the prime minister, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was once again calling for more help to resist Russian attacks. <\/p>\n<p>Several people were also killed in attacks on apartments and a grocery store. <\/p>\n<p>Relations are worsening between Trump and Zelenskyy and now with a loss of vital intelligence from the US, Trump\u2019s claims of an energy ceasefire looked more hollow than ever.<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\n0:00 &#8211; Starlink systems fail as Russia attacks Ukraine<br \/>\n1:12 &#8211; Zelenskyy meets Burnham<br \/>\n4:06 &#8211; \u2018It\u2019s important to get to the facts\u2019 on Starlink restriction<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There has been no explanation from Donald Trump or Elon Musk after Ukraine\u2019s usual early warnings of missile attacks didn\u2019t come as it was suddenly hit by restrictions on the satellite system they use to defend and attack. 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