Ukrainian soldiers in combat have access to Starlink satellite internet restricted
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Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet terminals restricted as the Trump administration has increased pressure on Ukraine to halt long-range strikes on Russia’s oil industry immediately. The terminals, which are distributed and managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, are a key component of Ukraine’s military operations and the sudden restrictions on the high-speed terminals on Tuesday evening led to the failure of several combat missions, said an adviser on military technology to Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Continue reading...
Directly affected
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Indirectly affected
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF-6.7% 30d
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises. Linked by “ukraine + strike” in this story
- XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+7.4% 30d
Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk. Linked by “ukraine + strike” in this story
- USO United States Oil Fund+8.2% 30d
This fund moves with oil prices. Linked by “ukraine + strike” in this story
- GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3% 30d
Gold is a usual haven when a conflict or sanction escalates. Linked by “ukraine + strike” in this story
- XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-10.2% 30d
Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises. Linked by “military + missile” in this story
- BNO United States Brent Oil Fund+14.2% 30d
Tracks Brent, the global crude benchmark. Linked by “oil + high” in this story
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | -0.22% | +1.27% | base | +0.09% | +1.36% | +2.47% | +1.74% |
| XLE | -5.66% | -3.14% | base | +0.65% | -0.95% | +1.56% | +0.92% |
| USO | -5.98% | -3.16% | base | +0.36% | +2.76% | +5.66% | +5.08% |
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| XARNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Outage of terminals managed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX comes as Russia launches ballistic missiles at Ukraine without any advance warning from US Ukrainian soldiers in combat have suddenly had their access to Starlink satellite internet termina…
Source: The Guardian
Energy
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | that day | +0.09% | final price |
| ITA | the next day | +1.36% | final price |
| ITA | two days later | +2.47% | final price |
| ITA | three days later | +1.74% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +1.27% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | -0.22% | final price |
| USO | that day | +0.36% | final price |
| USO | the next day | +2.76% | final price |
| USO | two days later | +5.66% | final price |
| USO | three days later | +5.08% | final price |
| USO | three days earlier | -3.16% | final price |
| USO | five days earlier | -5.98% | final price |
| XLE | that day | +0.65% | final price |
| XLE | the next day | -0.95% | final price |
| XLE | two days later | +1.56% | final price |
| XLE | three days later | +0.92% | final price |
| XLE | three days earlier | -3.14% | final price |
| XLE | five days earlier | -5.66% | final price |
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12 out of 100
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