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A Twitter post by billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has raked up a storm. Musk, who had recently bought Twitter, posted: "If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya."
This came on the back of Musk tweeting what was purportedly a death threat for supplying Starlink connections to Ukraine. "From the testimony of the captured commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Korymankov, it turns out that the internet terminals of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite company were delivered to the militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Marines by Mariupol by military helicopters. According to our information, the delivery of the Starlink equipment was conducted by the Pentagon. And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult—no matter how much you will play the fool," the post adds.
Despite the continued Russian attack on Ukraine, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink internet is active in Ukraine. While a lot of physical infrastructure has been destroyed in the country, Starlink has kept Ukrainian cities connected, along with other online emergency services. Starlink has launched nearly 2,000 satellites that function in low earth orbit. At Ukraine's request, Musk’s company began working in the country at lightning speed. Experts say that space based internet service is tougher to get disrupted compared to wired or cell tower based systems, which are common in all countries, including India.
It has been reported that Musk shipped special equipment to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which enabled the internet connection beamed from space. So far, SpaceX's internet service is operational. The company, rather than giving the internet facility to the entire population, is focused on giving it to the government and its officials.
This came on the back of Musk tweeting what was purportedly a death threat for supplying Starlink connections to Ukraine. "From the testimony of the captured commander of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Korymankov, it turns out that the internet terminals of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite company were delivered to the militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Ukrainian Marines by Mariupol by military helicopters. According to our information, the delivery of the Starlink equipment was conducted by the Pentagon. And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult—no matter how much you will play the fool," the post adds.
Despite the continued Russian attack on Ukraine, Elon Musk-owned SpaceX's Starlink internet is active in Ukraine. While a lot of physical infrastructure has been destroyed in the country, Starlink has kept Ukrainian cities connected, along with other online emergency services. Starlink has launched nearly 2,000 satellites that function in low earth orbit. At Ukraine's request, Musk’s company began working in the country at lightning speed. Experts say that space based internet service is tougher to get disrupted compared to wired or cell tower based systems, which are common in all countries, including India.
It has been reported that Musk shipped special equipment to Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, which enabled the internet connection beamed from space. So far, SpaceX's internet service is operational. The company, rather than giving the internet facility to the entire population, is focused on giving it to the government and its officials.
