A New York Times report citing sources familiar with the matter claimed that in 2022, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk did not allow Ukraine to utilize Starlink satellite communications system to attack Russia.
The New York Times report also said that SpaceX restricted access to its Starlink systems depending on frontline changes.
It also used location data gathered by its service in order to enforce certain limits on satellite communication access, which supposedly caused problems during the counteroffensive of Ukraine.
Since the start of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, SpaceX has donated over 20,000 Starlink satellite terminals to Ukraine to provide internet access.
However, Kyiv reportedly wanted to use the systems to launch a maritime drone and strike Russian ships at Black Sea Ports to which Musk denied access to Starlink near Crimea.
It can be noted that earlier this year, in a Twitter post, Musk said that Starlink will not enable the escalation of a conflict that may lead to World War 111 (WWIII).
Meanwhile, in June of this year, the Pentagon announced that it had awarded a contract to SpaceX for Starlink satellite communications services in Ukraine but details on the matter remained confidential.
This comes after Musk announced in October 2022 that the operation costs in Ukraine would cost $20 million a month and could not be sustained indefinitely.
