New Delhi, Oct. 18 -- In a war that has stretched well beyond four years, Ukraine is struggling to sustain its air defences against Russian attacks. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (local time) that speed restrictions on Starshield, the military version of SpaceX's Starlink satellite service, continued to hamper Ukraine's interception of Russian drones. His remarks came days after he first raised concerns about the restrictions.

The disruption comes as Ukraine faces another critical air defence shortage. According to CNN, Kyiv has run out of missiles for its US-made Patriot air defence systems, leaving it more vulnerable to Russian ballistic missile attacks.

Elaborating on the restrictions on Saturday, Zelenskyy said in a...