A major global outage of SpaceX’s Starlink service disrupted internet connectivity for users in the U.S., Europe, and beyond for over two hours due to internal software issues. Michael Nicolls, Starlink's Vice President, confirmed the disruption stemmed from software failures. Ukraine’s military communications were significantly affected, leading to the suspension of several operations during its war with Russia. Experts suggest the failure could have stemmed from a flawed update or potential cyberattack. Starlink’s defense-focused variant, Starshield, currently supports U.S. military and intelligence operations. Ukraine remains heavily reliant on Starlink terminals for battlefield communications.