Elon Musk Thwarted Ukrainian Attack , on Russian Fleet With Starlink Refusal.<br />An Elon Musk biography, written by historian Walter Isaacson, will soon be released, NBC News reports. .<br />Details within it confirm that the SpaceX CEO <br />disengaged Starlink over Crimea last year so that Ukraine couldn't carry out a drone strike against Russia's navy, according to book excerpts obtained by CNN. .<br />Details within it confirm that the SpaceX CEO <br />disengaged Starlink over Crimea last year so that Ukraine couldn't carry out a drone strike against Russia's navy, according to book excerpts obtained by CNN. .<br />The action was reportedly taken because Musk was worried that attacking the Black Sea fleet would escalate conflict and possibly lead to nuclear war. .<br />Mykhailo Podolyak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser, took to <br />X to condemn Musk's order.<br />By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military (!) fleet via #Starlink interference, @elonmusk allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities, Mykhailo Podolyak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser, via X.<br />By not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military (!) fleet via #Starlink interference, @elonmusk allowed this fleet to fire Kalibr missiles at Ukrainian cities, Mykhailo Podolyak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser, via X.<br />As a result, civilians, children are being killed. This is the price of a cocktail of ignorance and big ego. , Mykhailo Podolyak, President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser, via X.<br />Musk also responded, denying that he <br />turned off Starlink but admitting that <br />he didn't enable the attack.<br />Musk also responded, denying that he <br />turned off Starlink but admitting that <br />he didn't enable the attack.<br />The Starlink regions in question were not activated. SpaceX did <br />not deactivate anything, Elon Musk, via X.<br />There was an emergency request from government authorities to activate Starlink all the way to Sevastopol. The obvious intent being to sink most of <br />the Russian fleet at anchor, Elon Musk, via X.<br />If I had agreed to their request, then SpaceX would be explicitly complicit in a major act of war <br />and conflict escalation, Elon Musk, via X.<br />In Isaacson's book, Musk says that <br />"Starlink was not meant to be involved in wars.".<br />It was so people can watch Netflix and chill and get online for school and do good peaceful things, <br />not drone strikes, Elon Musk, via biography excerpt
