Musk says Starlink is ‘backbone of the Ukrainian army,’ ‘entire front line would collapse if I turned it off’

Billionaire Elon Musk said Sunday that Ukraine’s frontline would collapse if he turned off his Starlink satellite internet constellation in the country amid its war with Russia, stressing his frustration with “years of slaughter in a stalemate that Ukraine will inevitably lose.”

Musk, also a senior advisor to President Donald Trump, first reacted to a post on X by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, who said “Not another penny to Ukraine” in response to a post from another user questioning if U.S. taxpayers paid for a huge Ukrainian flag that was unfurled in front of the Wh