Starlink experienced a global outage on July 24, with the cause still unknown. Ukraine's military confirmed the disruption affected connectivity along the front lines.

Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, experienced a global outage on July 24, the company announced on its official website.

The extent and duration of the disruption remain unclear, and officials have yet to provide details on what caused the service interruption.

The Ukrainian military confirmed the outage on Telegram, stating that Starlink terminals were down and connectivity was lost along the front lines.

Hundreds of thousands of people in Ukrainedepend on Starlink satellites, which have replaced internet networks damaged during the war. Civilians in hospitals, schools, and frontline areas all rely on it — as does the military along the entire front.

While details about the cause of the outage have not been disclosed, Ukraine’s access to Starlink has been a recurring point of tension throughout the full-scale invasion, especially in the context of Kyiv’s relationship with the United States and Starlink owner Elon Musk.

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