KYIV - During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive and dented Kyiv’s trust in Starlink, the satellite internet service the billionaire provided early in the war to help Ukraine’s military maintain battlefield connectivity.

Elon Musk reportedly disabled Starlink access amid Ukraine's counteroffensive, raising questions about private control over military tech in wartime.

The move reportedly caused front-line units to lose connectivity, disabling drones and disrupting artillery coordination.