Live: Ukraine is ‘dependent’ on Starlink for intercepting Russian drones, Zelensky says
Özet haber: Ukraine depends on US satellite intelligence service Starlink to intercept jet-powered Russian drones, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said at an EU leaders summit in Brussels Friday. Kyiv was angered this week by disruptions to the critical satellite system hampering its military's ability to counter intense Russian bombardment ahead of the winter months. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
EU leaders grappled Friday with how to tackle Ukraine's dependence on Starlink satellite communications supporting its battlefield operations, as Kyiv was rocked by disruptions to the US-owned system.
The bloc's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Europe did not have a readily available alternative to technology controlled by Elon Musk's SpaceX, as she arrived at an EU summit where the issue will be high on the agenda." Starlink is really necessary for Ukraine and unfortunately in (the) short term Europe can't replace this capability," Kallas said.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky hailed his first meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Peter Magyar as Kyiv and Budapest sought a thaw in relations after years of friction." We've had a very good meeting," Zelensky told reporters in Brussels, adding that he and Magyar discussed "a lot of things, including relations, the economy and logistics – all of which are important between our two countries".
Millions of Ukrainians who fled Russia's full-scale invasion and later returned home are at risk of being displaced again over the coming winter, the United Nations warned. The UN's International Organization for Migration said repeated Russian attacks on civilian energy infrastructure were leaving families with few alternatives."
Winter is fast approaching in Ukraine and for many Ukrainians the months ahead could be the most difficult since the full-scale war began," said Arthur Erken, the IOM's regional director for Europe and central Asia." Millions of Ukrainians who fled and returned are now at risk of being displaced once again, as conditions deteriorate by the day and people face desperate choices in the struggle to survive."
The agency estimates that nearly 3. 6 million people remain internally displaced within Ukraine. Around 3. 8 million people have returned to their homes, which are often damaged.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the operations for SpaceX's satellite communications had improved but had not yet been fully restored, adding that the disruption placed civilian lives at risk because Ukraine depends on the services to intercept Russian drones.
Zelenskiy added that European allies had sufficient stocks of Patriot missile interceptors to get Ukraine through the winterand added that Europeans were making "certain steps" regarding its own track in peace negotiations in Russia.
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