Exploding drone subs ‘lost connectivity, washed ashore harmlessly’
Elon Musk personally ordered SpaceX’s Starlink to stop its satellite broadband service in Ukraine, scuttling a major offensive operation by the nation against Russia, according to a biography about the billionaire tycoon.
An excerpt from the forthcoming tome by Walter Isaacson, titled Elon Musk and shared with CNN, revealed that in 2022 Ukraine planned an attack against Russian naval ships near Crimea. But as Ukraine’s explosive-laden submarine drones approached Russia’s warships, they “lost connectivity and washed ashore harmlessly,” the book claimed.
SpaceX CEO Musk was the reason for the lost signal: he cut off the Starlink connectivity the drones were relying upon because he feared a “mini-Pearl Harbor” would take place, according to Isaacson in his book.
Earlier conversations with Russian officials had convinced Musk that the Kremlin would retaliate against such a Ukrainian attack with nuclear weapons, the biographer claimed.
The incident also allegedly led Musk to deny Ukrainian requests for additional Starlink systems that could be used for offensive purposes against Russia.
