Two news stories about Elon Musk and SpaceX, five days apart.
In Ukraine, October 14. Ukrainian forces reported that their SpaceX satellite service had been restricted without warning. According to a Ukrainian defense adviser, a new speed limit on Starshield, the military version of Starlink, cuts the link to drones flying faster than about 100 miles per hour. Ukraine uses those drones to shoot down Russian attack drones. The restriction came as Russia launched more than 100 drones and five ballistic missiles in one attack, leaving about 600,000 people without power.
Service was later restored, but Ukrainian officials say the speed limit remains. Musk says such limits are decided by the U.S. military and, ultimately, the President. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says nobody ordered a slowdown and that Ukraine's use of Starshield is “under discussion.”
In America, October 19. Musk announced that next year he will give one SpaceX share, worth about $146, to every child in the United States: about 72 million children, more than $10 billion in total.
A gift to America's children is good news. Ukraine's children deserve a future too. As winter begins, many of them will again spend their nights in basements and shelters.
Every child deserves a future. How you can help:
- Speak up. Ask the White House and the Department of War to lift the speed limit and make sure Ukraine keeps reliable satellite communications to protect its people.
- Share this cartoon with friends, family and on social media.
- Give today to keep Ukrainian children warm, safe and hopeful this winter.
Light. Warmth. Hope.
Ukraine Winter Relief · Phase One: Mission Ukraine Airlift — coming soon
Together with TAPS Ukraine and Mental Help Global, the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation is relaunching the Ukraine Airlift of 2022. Hats with rechargeable lights, warm socks and gloves, rechargeable hand warmers, and food kits will travel by air to Poland and by sea container, then by truck into Ukraine, to reach children and the most vulnerable.
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Sources: Kyiv Independent and Euronews (Oct. 14, 2026); Al Jazeera (Oct. 15 and 18, 2026); Axios, ABC News and CNN (Oct. 19, 2026).