Starlink

Arcs in the news about Starlink from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 88 stories · 286 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 6, 2023

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The Russia-Ukraine war: the front line and the long-range strikes

36 of 499 stories this September · 2 about Starlink

Russia now bombards Kyiv during the day as well as at night · 10 articles, Sep 1Ukraine: Zelenskyy warns airlines to avoid Russian airspace · 24 articles, Sep 1Russian drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian capital kill 2 people, ending pause in attacks · 18 articles, Sep 2Ukraine’s drone attacks caused turmoil for Russians throughout summer · 7 articles, Sep 3Russian general accused of masterminding the attack against Kyiv’s children’s hospital injured in assassination attempt · 11 articles, Sep 3A pregnant soldier mourns her 21-year-old husband at his funeral in Ukraine · 5 articles, Sep 3Ukraine strikes Russian oil refineries after Kushner, Witkoff visit Moscow and Kyiv · 3 articles, Sep 4General Staff: Russia has lost 1,506,900 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 18 articles, Sep 6Russian drones fly toward Kyiv amid temporary attack pause on capitals · 2 articles, Sep 75 killed in Russian strikes on Ukraine as Putin warns Europe against sending troops · 23 articles, Sep 9Ukrainian drones kill 2 in Russia as Moscow hits main port hub in Black Sea · 10 articles, Sep 9Russia hits passenger train on Ukraine’s border with Poland, just misses ‘diplomatic train’ · 63 articles, Sep 9How Ukraine’s deepest attack in Russia, on Arctic gas, signals new reach · 10 articles, Sep 9Zelensky's plane 'almost hit' by drone en route to Oslo, Norway PM says · 31 articles, Sep 9Russia targets Kyiv petrol stations for first time with jet-powered drones · 11 articles, Sep 10Russia's recruitment of foreign nationals amounts to human trafficking, Amnesty International says · 5 articles, Sep 10Trump calls on Ukraine to halt strikes on Russian diesel fuel, citing a global shortage · 60 articles, Sep 10Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Will Pause Strikes on Russia if Kremlin Spares Critical Infrastructure · 34 articles, Sep 14Russians are still fleeing abroad, citing fears of a new mobilization and a loss of freedom · 7 articles, Sep 14Russian drone strike kills 5 and injures at least 7 on passenger bus in Ukraine · 11 articles, Sep 16Russian missile and drone attacks injure at least 19, including children, in Ukraine · 15 articles, Sep 16Russian attack on Sumy kills 2, injures 7 as guided aerial bombs hit apartment building · 2 articles, Sep 18Russian attacks kill 6, injure 45 across Ukraine as Kyiv faces second day of nonstop strikes · 16 articles, Sep 19Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including 'largest ever' attack on Moscow · 39 articles, Sep 20General Staff: Russia has lost 1,528,970 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022 · 7 articles, Sep 20Russian drones slam a southern Ukraine city after Kyiv's 1,000-drone weekend barrage · 7 articles, Sep 21Ukraine Launches 'World First' Airborne Robot Assault Behind Russian Lines · 3 articles, Sep 21Russia and Ukraine trade deadly strikes ahead of Zelenskyy's meeting with Trump · 29 articles, Sep 21Ukraine war latest: Russia's oil refining capacity falls as damage from Moscow strikes sets in · 2 articles, Sep 21Rubio says Ukraine unintentionally hit 'American-linked' oil infrastructure · 5 articles, Sep 22Russia slams Kyiv with ballistic missiles as Ukrainians brace for harsh winter · 3 articles, Sep 23Zelenskyy Says Ukraine Sent 2 North Korean Prisoners of War to South Korea · 7 articles, Sep 24Russian strikes on Ukraine leave at least 7 dead, 80 hurt · 35 articles, Sep 25Russian drones pound civilian areas as Ukraine claims battlefield breakthroughs · 3 articles, Sep 28Russian drones hammer apartments, offices and a cultural landmark in Ukraine, killing 7 · 7 articles, Sep 28Ukraine war latest: Russia strikes downtown Kyiv, kills one, injures 24, damages National Academy of Sciences · 4 articles, Sep 28

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else18 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Starlink that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 24– 25Polish Deputy PM says Starlink station fire possibly Russian sabotage6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  2. Sep 1– 4Russia’s answer to Starlink was written off as a failure—its satellites are still climbing5 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Aug 26Zelenskyy awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom for Starlink role16 articles · 13 independent sources
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  4. Jul 15– 17Amazon to launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating out Musk in his homeland12 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 0 right
  5. Jan 20– 21Ryanair dismisses Elon Musk's idea of buying the airline as verbal feud escalates9 articles · 8 independent sources
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Stories that name Starlink

  1. Sep 25– 29SpaceX's supersized Starship launches into orbit for the first time but flight ends early109 articles · 68 independent sources
    14 left, 26 center, 15 right
  2. Sep 24NATO chief calls for calm as intel agency warns Russia may ramp up hybrid attacks14 articles · 14 independent sources
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  3. Sep 24Is Elon Musk the Key to Ending Russia's War With Ukraine?2 articles · 2 independent sources
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  4. Sep 22– 26Netanyahu slams critics, Mamdani, in defiant speech as UN delegates walk out127 articles · 63 independent sources
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  5. Sep 7– 11'Free Speech Absolutist' Elon Musk Threatens To Sue Documentary Filmmaker For Being Too Mean To Him25 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 4 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 27– Sep 2Russia’s jet-powered drones are overwhelming Ukraine’s air defenses16 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  7. Aug 25Views of SpaceX launch seen in Philadelphia's tri-state area7 articles · 5 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  8. Aug 3– 5SpaceX beats expectations in first earnings as a public company33 articles · 22 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 1 right
  9. Jul 14– 19SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment due to engine trouble84 articles · 36 independent sources
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  10. Jun 9– 12SpaceX IPO tops $176, launches company past $2 trillion32 articles · 19 independent sources
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