American entrepreneur Elon Musk has denied reports from the Ukrainian military that he supplies Russia with Starlink satellite Internet terminals. In a message posted on the X platform, the businessman called such reports "fake news."

"A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia. This is categorically false. To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia" Musk wrote, adding in the comments to his post: "Even if Putin called me a smart man, I will not give him Starlink terminals."

However, Elon Musk did not directly answer the question of whether Russia could use Starlink terminals purchased through intermediaries.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia. <br><br>This is categorically false. <br><br>To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia.</p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href="https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1756758674087825879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 11, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>