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Elon Musk denies selling Starlink to Russia after Ukraine claims use in war

Elon Musk Starlink Russia Ukraine SpaceX X Dmitry Peskov GUR Internet Moscow
Elon Musk had earlier refused a request by Ukraine to activate Starlink to assist in a surprise attack on Russia's fleet [File: Michael M Santiago/Getty Images via AFP]

Elon Musk has denied selling his Starlink internet service to Russia after Ukraine claimed the terminals were being used by Russian troops on the front lines of the war.

“A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia. This is categorically false,” Musk, who leads SpaceX and several other companies including Tesla, said in the post on X on Monday.

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