In a development that will surprise absolutely no one who has been following the Elon Musk-Volodymyr Zelensky saga, SpaceX appears to have lifted restrictions on the Ukrainian military's use of Starshield - the military-grade version of Starlink. Defense Minister Evgeniy Khmara told reporters that the service seems to be working normally again, though the military is still running tests and has yet to receive an explanation for the restrictions. Because why offer explanations when you can just flip a switch and let everyone guess?

The restrictions, which lasted 10 days, caused Ukrainian drones to lose internet connectivity when flying at speeds of around 100 miles per hour. The result: some drones were lost entirely, while others became more vulnerable by flying more slowly. It's the military equivalent of your Wi-Fi dropping every time you try to stream a movie, except the stakes are slightly higher than a buffering wheel.

According to The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump called SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday and asked him to restore Starshield service. Both Trump and Musk have criticized Zelensky, with Musk recently posting, "Zelensky has gone too far." The WSJ previously reported that Musk ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access, though some sources claimed he'd discussed it with the Trump administration first. Musk, for his part, claimed on X that Ukraine had "violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people." Because nothing says "terms of service violation" like a literal battlefield.

Musk added, "Were Starlink to be turned off, the Ukrainian front line would collapse immediately. This is NOT a threat, it is simply a statement of fact." Ah, the classic "not a threat, just a fact" defense - beloved by supervillains and tech CEOs alike. So there you have it: the internet is back, the drones are flying at full speed, and everyone is pretending this was just a routine Terms & Conditions review.