UKRAINE-CRISIS/STARSHIELD

Bipartisan House and Senate lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to restore and expand Ukraine's access to Starshield satellite systems. In a letter addressed to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, these allies warned that failing to provide this access would cripple Kyiv's military operations against Russia. This follows reports of Ukrainian service members deploying Starlink satellite internet systems near the front-line town of Pokrovsk in the Donetsk region on April 10, 2025, to maintain critical communications.