'To kill people': Musk accuses Ukraine military of misusing Starlink for drone strikes

'Never been allowed': Musk says Ukraine violated Starlink terms for drone strikes Tech giant Elon Musk on Saturday (local time) accused the Ukrainian military of violating Starlink's terms of service by using the satellite internet system for offensive drone strikes. He said the loophole that allowed such use had been closed last week.In a post on X, Musk said the use of Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive operations was never permitted. He also distinguished it from Starshield, a separate satellite communication system controlled by the US government."Using Starlink, a civilian commercial service, for offensive drone strikes to kill people has never been allowed, nor should it. Starshield, a different system, is controlled by the US government. What they decide to do is up to them. Ukraine's military violated Starlink's terms of service and used it for offensive drone strikes to kill people. That loophole was closed last week," he wrote on X.Musk also underscored Starlink's importance to Ukraine's defence, claiming that the system had played a crucial role in preventing Russia from overrunning the country in the early stages of the war. He asserted that SpaceX h...