The American billionaire is accused by Ukrainian authorities of having provided Russian troops with his Starlink communications system. Elon Musk denies these allegations while Kyiv claims to have proof.
Ukraine’s military intelligence service said Sunday that Russian forces had been found to be using Starlink terminals to facilitate their attacks. He released what he said was a recording of an intercepted conversation between two Russian soldiers as evidence.
Starlink terminals, which use a series of satellites run by Elon Musk’s company Space
However, numerous reports of Russian soldiers’ use of Starlink on the front lines of occupied Ukraine have begun to surface in Ukrainian media in recent weeks.
This information prompted Spaceno trade with the Russian government or its military.”
The Kremlin also strongly rejected kyiv’s accusations. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that Elon Musk’s SpaceX Starlink system was not certified for use in Russia, and added that he would not intervene in discussions between kyiv and Musk.
However, Western technological components have regularly been found in Russia’s arsenal as Moscow has become more adept at evading sanctions, often importing goods through third countries.