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Ukrainian official accuses Musk of ‘committing evil’ over alleged Starlink network shutdown

Billionaire defends move claiming he did not want SpaceX company to be ‘explicitly complicit in a major act of war and conflict escalation’

Multibillionaire Elon Musk initially agreed to supply Starlink communications hardware to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion disrupted Ukrainian communications. File photograph: Susan Walsh/AP
Multibillionaire Elon Musk initially agreed to supply Starlink communications hardware to Ukraine after Russia’s full-scale invasion disrupted Ukrainian communications. File photograph: Susan Walsh/AP
Pjotr Sauer
Fri Sept 08 2023 - 14:46

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