In the wake of the continuing Russian invasion of Ukraine, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has offered assistance to Kyiv with internet facilities through his satellite broadband enterprise Starlink.
This might be a heroic act for many, but this action has not been well received from the Russian side, which has called out the tech mogul for his actions.
Back in February, Elon Musk answered a plea from the vice prime minister of Ukraine who asked the SpaceX CEO to help the embattled nation with satellite internet access.
And, within hours Elon Musk responded.
His plea came as part of Ukraine finds itself without any internet connection following three days of rocket attacks by Russia.
Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 26, 2022
But Russia isn’t happy with the move, Russian space agency’s chief Dmitry Rogozin disapproved of the billionaire’s contribution to Ukraine’s resistance against Russia, stating that Starlink was considered to be “purely civilian”.
Here’s what Rogozin said:
“Elon Musk, thus, is involved in supplying the fascist forces in Ukraine with military communication equipment. And for this, Elon, you will be held accountable like an adult – no matter how much you’ll play the fool.”
Musk then tweeted:
“The word “Nazi” doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does.”
The word “Nazi” doesn’t mean what he seems to think it does pic.twitter.com/pk9SQhBOsG
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2022
Musk responded to the Russian threat by saying, “If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowing ya.”
If I die under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2022
Source: TheGatewayPundit
