Is the US Cutting Ukraine Off?: sources
Everything behind the tracker (147 sources): the reports feed, every credible source cited on the main page, background reading, and a separate list of sources cited with caution.
Reports
Newest first (56 items). Our monitoring adds headlines from major outlets automatically. "Checked" means our software fetched the full report and confirmed it supports its headline. "Reviewed" means an editor checked it against its source. "Auto" items have not been checked yet. Tap a label for our note. None of this is an endorsement. Our assessment is the rating on the main page.
- 16 Oct, 4:25 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 3:33 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 2:19 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 1:59 PM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 1:55 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 1:18 PM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 11:41 AM
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Our note: Zelenskyy said Oct. 16 that Starshield had not returned to its previous speeds but was “coming back,” citing signals from the White House.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 11:08 AM
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Our note: At the EU summit Zelensky criticised the diesel deal, asked for €70 billion more, and said Starshield had improved but was not fully restored.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 10:51 AM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 10:05 AM
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Our note: A Ukrainian artilleryman told Reuters that speeds and links to headquarters dropped after the limit; a US official denied Trump ordered a deliberate slowdown.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 8:17 AM
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Our note: Trump told Newsmax that refinery strikes would be “a disgrace”; a senior US official said “no such request was ever made by the president” about Starshield limits.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 8:16 AM
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Our note: Nine US senators asked the Pentagon inspector general whether the Defense Department or its contractors caused the Oct. 12–14 Starlink speed restrictions.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 6:36 AM
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Our note: France 24 Observers, citing TankerTrackers, Vortexa and the ship's owner, found the tanker said to carry Russian diesel to the US delivered fertiliser to Wilmington, N.C.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 5:42 AM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 5:33 AM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 4:47 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 3:26 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 16 Oct, 3:02 AM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 16 Oct, 1:51 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 9:55 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 9:50 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 9:05 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 7:26 PM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 15 Oct, 7:08 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 7:06 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 7:01 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 6:00 PM
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Our note: A Ukrainian official says only a couple of Patriot interceptors remain and deliveries have been irregular since May; a NATO official says Patriots continue to flow under PURL.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 5:17 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 5:01 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 2:09 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 1:09 PM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 15 Oct, 10:46 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 10:29 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 10:13 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 8:46 AM
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Caution: Restoration is per a Ukrainian official; the Kyiv Independent reports a 160 km/h speed cap remained, and no party has accepted responsibility.An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 8:26 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 8:23 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 7:47 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 6:47 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 15 Oct, 6:17 AM
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Not checked yet. Listed automatically because it comes from a major outlet or official source. - 15 Oct, 5:01 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 15 Oct, 12:30 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 14 Oct, 4:00 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 14 Oct, 3:55 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 14 Oct, 3:26 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 14 Oct, 3:22 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 14 Oct, 1:02 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-16) - 14 Oct, 5:17 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 14 Oct, 3:21 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 13 Oct, 6:16 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 13 Oct, 6:00 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 13 Oct, 8:00 AM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 12 Oct, 4:00 PM
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An editor checked this report against its source. (2026-10-15) - 11 Oct, 4:00 PM
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Sources cited on the tracker
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- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “What's at stake”)
- x.comX — White House account; linked as the record of the administration's message (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- x.comX — Musk's own post; linked as the record of his statement (cited under “Elon Musk's role”)
- web.archive.orgTsargrad: “Let’s turn off Starlink” (archived) — Outlet of US-sanctioned oligarch Konstantin Malofeev; state-aligned. Linked only as the record of its own argument, never as evidence. (cited under “The White House, Moscow and Europe”)
- x.comX — White House account; linked as the record of the administration's message (cited under “How it's being read”)
- thenextmove.orgThe Next Move — published by the Renew Democracy Initiative, an advocacy group; cited as the record of its writer's view (cited under “How it's being read”)
- x.comX — the claimant's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- x.comX — a commentator's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- X (@yarotrof)Trump clip: Biden gave “massive amounts” of Tomahawks to Ukraine — A journalist's post; linked as the record of the video clip. (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- X (@jurgen_nauditt)US Prepares to Ease Sanctions on “Shadow Fleet” Tankers – FT (post) — A commentator's post summarizing a paywalled report; linked as the record of the claim. (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- x.comX — a partisan influencer's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- x.comX — a conspiracy broadcaster's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- x.comX — a conspiracy broadcaster's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)
- x.comX — a commentator's own post; linked as the record of the claim we examine (cited under “Claims in circulation”)