Why is Ukraine so reliant on Starlink and can Europe plug the gap?

A man offers residents in Kherson, Ukraine, the use of his Starlink internet after a Russian strike. Image:BBC By Tiffany Wertheimer, Published by The BBC, 25 October 2026 Ukraine is in desperate need of a new satellite internet service, but a fast and reliable alternative to Elon Musk's Starlink network

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After Starshield interruption, Ukraine wants to build its own satellite communication network with ICEYE and Nokia

The Starshield system plays a significant role in Ukraine's defense By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 22 October 2026 “Ukraine needs secure, sovereign and high-performance satellite communications systems that it controls." Ukraine wants its own satellite-communication system, which shouldn't be surprising given the events of the past week or so.

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Russian satellite plays ‘cat-and-mouse’ with a commercial US spacecraft likely used by Ukraine. But why the risky close encounter?

Iceye SAR image of the port of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, taken in early September 2024. Credit: Iceye By Mike Wall, Published by Space.com, 21 October 2026 "I think it's just more a matter of demonstrating military prowess in a manner that the Ukrainians cannot respond to." A Russian satellite just

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The Esrange Space Center lies among vast forests of pine and birch in the northernmost part of Sweden, 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Photograph: Mattias Forsberg/SSC

US rocket-launch bottleneck worries Sweden, which just launched its first military satellite

The Esrange Space Center lies among vast forests of pine and birch in the northernmost part of Sweden, 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Photograph: Mattias Forsberg/SSC By Thomas Novelly, Published by Defense One, 20 July 2026 The country sped up the launch due to the “severe security situation.”

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