WASHINGTON — A Ukrainian official slammed Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for ordering engineers to shut off Starlink's satellite network over Crimea last year in order to thwart a Ukrainian attack on Russian warships.
The book, titled "Elon Musk," will be released Tuesday.
In Ukraine, Starlink has worked as the connective tissue for crucial battlefield communications.
Musk, according to Isaacson, was also engaged in a texting conversation with Fedorov.
The official pleaded with Musk to restore Starlink's connectivity so that Ukrainian submarine drones could carry out the attack on Russia's warship fleet.
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