What Others Write About Ukraine – October 25, 2026

In Brief

• Elon Musk accused Ukraine of using the Starlink system for offensive military actions, despite Ukraine claiming that it uses this technology solely for defensive purposes, reports ZEIT ONLINE.
• The Russian portal Wiesti.ru reports on a conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk regarding Ukraine, but the details of this conversation have not been disclosed.
• Musk noted that the Ukrainian armed forces violated the rules of using the Starlink system, which could lead to a collapse of the front lines in Ukraine, according to Wiesti.ru.
• An explosion occurred in Kharkiv, and the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that Russian forces continue to eliminate Ukrainian groups in the northeastern part of the Kharkiv region, reports Wiesti.ru.
• RT reports that Musk closed the 'loophole' that allowed the Ukrainian army to use Starlink for offensive drone attacks.

German Press

The German ZEIT ONLINE reports that Elon Musk accused Ukraine of using the Starlink system for offensive military actions, despite Ukraine claiming that it uses this technology solely for defensive purposes. Musk, the founder of SpaceX, emphasized that his company does not intend to support military attacks using its satellite system (Krieg in der Ukraine: Musk wirft Ukraine Nutzung von Starlink für Offensivangriffe vor – ZEIT ONLINE).

Russian Press

The Russian portal Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports that Donald Trump spoke with Elon Musk about Ukraine, but the details of this conversation were not disclosed. Musk noted that the Ukrainian armed forces violated the rules of using the Starlink system, which could lead to a collapse of the front lines in Ukraine (Трамп обсудил с Илоном Маском вопросы по Украине – Wiesti.ru (propaganda media)). Meanwhile, the German ZEIT ONLINE states that Musk accused Ukraine of using Starlink for offensive actions, despite Ukraine claiming that it uses this technology solely for defensive purposes.

Russian Wiesti.ru (propaganda media) reports on an explosion that occurred in Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine. According to local media, an air alert was declared in the region, and the Russian Ministry of Defense claims that Russian forces continue to eliminate individual Ukrainian groups in the northeastern part of the Kharkiv region (Украинские СМИ сообщили о взрыве в Харькове – Wiesti.ru (propaganda media)).

Kremlin propaganda in RT (propaganda media) reports that Elon Musk closed the "loophole" that allowed the Ukrainian army to use the civilian Starlink satellite network for offensive drone attacks. Musk accused Ukraine of violating the terms of service, emphasizing that such actions were never permitted. In the context of these allegations, the German ZEIT ONLINE reports that Ukraine claims it uses Starlink technology solely for defensive purposes, which contradicts Musk's accusations. (Musk shuts Starlink ‘loophole’ that let Kiev ‘kill people’ – RT (propaganda media))

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