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Musk refuses to help Ukraine launch strikes against Russian missile launchers

Billionaire Elon Musk has so far declined to grant Ukraine access to Starlink technology for targeting positions from which Russia launches missiles at Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities, The Atlantic reported on Aug. 7, citing sources close to former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov.

8 August, 09:21 PM

Fedorov in talks with Musk to lift Starlink restrictions on strikes inside Russia

Mykhailo Fedorov is continuing high-stakes negotiations with SpaceX owner Elon Musk to lift restrictions on using Starlink satellite internet to strike military targets inside Russia, the official announced during an interview with defense advisor and activist Serhii Sternenko on August 6.

7 August, 09:36 AM

Fedorov describes first video call with Musk over Russian Starlink use

Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he spoke with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk after Russian forces began using Starlink satellite communications terminals to guide Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine.

16 July, 04:40 PM

Bloomberg lists Musk first as Russian oligarchs remain represented

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk remains the wealthiest person in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

22 May, 02:29 PM

Disabling Russian Starlinks helped Ukraine reclaim 400 sq km

Ukraine managed to reclaim about 400 sq km of territory in an offensive operation earlier this year after thousands of illicit Russian Starlink terminals were blocked, U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) revealed, Bloomberg wrote on May 22.

22 May, 09:00 AM

SpaceX told ‘use Starlink for anything to help Ukraine’

Elon Musk’s motivation for cutting off Russian troops from his Starlink satellite internet service remains unclear, journalist Simon Shuster wrote in The Atlantic on Feb. 27.

27 February, 09:50 PM

Russian drones on Mesh networks pose new challenge after Starlink blockade – Flash

After Ukraine succeeded in blocking Starlink terminals used by Russia’s occupying forces, one of the next challenges for the Defense Forces is countering the online control of Russian drones operating on mesh networks, Serhii Beskrestnov, an adviser to the Defense Ministry known by the call sign Flash, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 8.

8 February, 10:15 AM

Starlink shutdown exposed scale of Russian dependence on the system – Flash

Starlink terminals were such a “simple and ideal” technology for Russian forces that only their shutdown revealed the scale of occupiers’ dependence on the system, Ukrainian Defense Ministry adviser Serhii Beskrestnov, known as Flash, said in an interview with Radio NV on Feb. 5, adding that Ukrainian intelligence reported widespread panic among Russian troops and halted assault operations on several fronts after the cutoff.

7 February, 10:15 AM

Starlink lifts SpaceX to top spot among world’s private companies

SpaceX generated an estimated $8 billion in EBIT on revenue of $15 billion to $16 billion in 2025, offering a rare look into Elon Musk’s space company ahead of a planned public offering later this year, Reuters said on Jan. 30.

2 February, 12:42 PM

Ukraine to disconnect unverified Starlink terminals amid push to counter Russian drones — Fedorov

Ukraine will begin registering all Starlink terminals and cut off access for any unverified devices, Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced on Feb. 1.

1 February, 11:38 PM

SpaceX measures curb Russia’s unauthorized use of Starlink

Measures taken by SpaceX to stop unauthorized Russian use of Starlink terminals on drones have produced results, Elon Musk, the company’s CEO, said on X on Feb. 1.

1 February, 02:17 PM

Sikorski urges Musk to block Russia’s Starlink use, Musk calls him 'imbecile'

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in a post on X on Jan. 27 to prevent Russia from using Starlink satellites for drone strikes on Ukraine.

28 January, 12:06 PM

EU opens formal probe into Musk’s X over deepfake scandal

Elon Musk’s company X is facing a formal investigation by the European Union after public outrage over the spread of sexually explicit manipulated images generated by its Grok AI chatbot, Reuters wrote on Jan. 26.

27 January, 12:03 PM

Sikorski tells Elon Musk to go to Mars after call to abolish the European Union

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski slammed Elon Musk after the U.S. oligarch called for the dissolution of the European Union in response to a regulatory fine against his platform X.

7 December 2025, 01:39 PM

Elon Musk calls for EU to be dissolved after X fined €120 million

American billionaire oligarch Elon Musk lashed out at the European Union after his social media platform X was hit with a €120 million fine, calling for the bloc to be dismantled.

7 December 2025, 12:05 PM

Dmitriev offers 'Putin–Trump tunnel' idea to Musk

Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, appealed to Elon Musk with the idea of building a tunnel from Russia to Alaska across the Bering Strait in his post on X, published on Oct. 16.

17 October 2025, 12:01 PM

Global Starlink outage hits Ukraine’s frontline

SpaceX's satellite internet service Starlink is gradually being restored after a brief outage that affected the entire Ukrainian frontline on the morning of Sep. 15, Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Robert Brovdi (Magyar) reported on Telegram.

15 September 2025, 10:00 AM

Tesla grants Musk $29B in stock as he fights court ruling on pay deal

Tesla Inc. has granted CEO Elon Musk 96 million shares worth about $29 billion, in a bid to keep the billionaire at the helm as he appeals a court ruling that voided his original pay package over fairness concerns to shareholders.

5 August 2025, 10:15 AM

Trump floats deporting Elon Musk, mocks EVs, and threatens subsidy audit

U.S. President Donald Trump did not rule out the possibility of deporting billionaire oligarch Elon Musk after he publicly criticized the president’s tax and spending bill. Trump made the comments during a press briefing on July 1.

1 July 2025, 08:07 PM

Musk may form new party, posing risk to Republicans

American billionaire Elon Musk is seriously considering creating a new party, posing a risk to the Republican Party ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November 2026, Reuters reported, citing a source on June 12.

12 June 2025, 04:39 PM

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