New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- The cap, imposed without warning early Thursday, cuts the internet data connection when a communication terminal moves faster than 160 kph (100 mph), which is common for Ukrainian drones equipped with Starshield, the military version of the Starlink satellite service offered by SpaceX. The restriction forced the drones to fly slower than usual, making it easier for Russian weapons to target or evade them.

"But we now understand that this is not only a technical issue and not only a business issue, but also a political one," Serhii Beskrestnov, a defense technology adviser to Zelenskyy, told The Associated Press in an interview.

"How this will develop, who will make this decision, who influences these decisions, we ...