Elon Musk has all but confirmed his company SpaceX was the one that throttled Ukraine’s access to its crucial satellite internet system, undermining the country at a vulnerable time in its fight against Russia.
Musk claimed Saturday that Ukraine had been using the civilian ‘Net system, Starlink, to carry out drone attacks against Russia and said SpaceX took action to stop that.
“Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be,” the billionaire posted on X. “Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.
Correct.
Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it be.
Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them.
Ukraine military violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week.
Starlink remains critical to the defense of Ukraine, as it is the only system that cannot be jammed or blown up, at least for now. 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.
Starlink was also crucial to preventing Russia from overrunning Ukraine in the early days of the war, as all other means of communication were destroyed or jammed by Russia.
SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR.
That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict. May you burn in hell.
End of story.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 24, 2026
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“Ukraine military [sic] violated Starlink terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week,” Musk said.
“SpaceX has done more to defend Ukraine than any private company on Earth BY FAR,” he added defiantly.
“That said, I have nothing but UTTER CONTEMPT for the virtue-signaling evil warmongers who push for endless slaughter and offer no realistic solution to the conflict.
“May you burn in hell.”
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— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 10, 2026
Ukrainian officials cried foul over their access to Starlink about two weeks ago, when they discovered issues with it involving their drones traveling at speeds of 160 km/h or more. Russian drones at the time were traveling at 400 km/h or higher.
The situation occurred shortly after President Trump announced a controversial diesel deal with Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin.
Days before the internet slowdown targeting Kyiv, Musk echoed President Trump’s calls for Ukraine to get a new leader over complaints that the country kept attacking Russian refineries. Russia has been pummeling Ukraine’s energy infrastructure in a bid to beat Kyiv into submission in the upcoming winter.
