New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Several Ukrainian officials recently alleged that SpaceX abruptly restricted its "military-grade" Starlink services that Ukraine used on the battlefield against Russia. Sources told Axios that the disruptions were observed late Tuesday, but they were restored later.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's limited access to Starlink led to civilian deaths because Ukrainian interceptors using the technology could no longer knock down Russian drones as effectively.

In response to reports, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk highlighted the difference between Starlink and Starshield services, sparking confusion over whether the US government or SpaceX restricted access in Ukraine.

Starshield is a militarised version of S...