'Answer like an adult': the head of Roskosmos threatens Elon Musk
According to Rogozin, the head of Roskosmos, the Pentagon supplied the Starlink communications systems developed by Elon Musk's company to the fighters of the Azov Battalion in Mariupol. Thus, Musk, according to Rogozin, became involved in their supply, reports RBC.
The American businessman Elon Musk is involved in supplying the Ukrainian Azov regiment (recognized as extremist in Russia and banned) and the military of the Armed Forces of Ukraine with military communications, as stated by the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin.
The head of the state corporation, in particular, reported on the testimony of the captive chief of staff of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, who said that the ground-based subscriber equipment of the Starlink satellite company Elon Musk was delivered to the Azov Battalion fighters and the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Mariupol by military helicopters. These statements were published on May 8 by the Russian state agency RIA Novosti. Kormyankov, the agency said, was taken prisoner “after trying to get out of the Azovmash plant, without specifying on what day it happened. “As far as I know, from one of the helicopters, when we had a communication problem, they handed us some kind of satellite equipment, a satellite kit, and they just handed over Starlink,” he said, adding that the military only communicated with relatives via Starlink .
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According to Rogozin, the delivery of Starlink equipment to the Armed Forces of Ukraine was carried out by the Pentagon.
“Elon Musk is thus involved in the supply of fascist forces in Ukraine with military communications. And for this you will have to answer in an adult way, Elon, no matter how you turn on the fool, ”Rogozin wrote on Telegram.
On February 27, Musk announced that the Starlink service became available in Ukraine and terminals were sent there that ensure its operation. A day later, the Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mikhail Fedorov said that the first batch of equipment had arrived in the country. At the same time, he did not specify what kind of equipment Ukraine received and how it will be used.
After that, Rogozin said that the supply of Starlink to Ukraine is meaningless. According to him, the user terminals supplied by SpaceX make it possible to use them to access the Internet bypassing terrestrial cables, but this technique does not work without receiving stations. “SpaceX has one station worth $10. And there should be a lot of them. Therefore, this is more likely his next PR in the war, ”concluded Rogozin.
Mariupol was blocked by Russian forces almost from the very beginning of the special operation. Currently, the only area not controlled by Russian troops remains the territory of the Azovstal plant, where, according to the Ministry of Defense, at the end of April, about 2 Ukrainian soldiers remained.
SpaceX founder Elon Musk reacted to the threats of the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, reports TechLiga.
If I die under mysterious circumstances, it's been nice knowin ya
- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 9, 2022
“If I die under mysterious circumstances, it was nice to know you,” Musk wrote on Twitter, alluding to the implementation of Rogozin’s threats.
“The word “Nazi” doesn’t mean what he thinks it means,” Musk commented on Rogozin’s statement about the Azov battalion.
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As ForumDaily wrote earlier:
- This is not the first time Rogozin has had twitter skirmishes with respected people. For example, American astronaut Scott Kelly, who holds the record among Americans for the longest stay in space, is actively and very effectively campaigning on his Twitter to countering Russian propaganda and Dmitry Rogozin's unsubstantiated attacks.
- And Tesla founder Elon Musk tweeted Russian President Vladimir Putin to fight for Ukraine.
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