Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla Inc. and SpaceX, reportedly ordered a shutdown of Starlink satellite service during a critical phase of Ukraine's counteroffensive against Russia, potentially impacting the outcome of the conflict.

KYIV - During a pivotal push by Ukraine to retake territory from Russia in late September 2022, Elon Musk gave an order that disrupted the counteroffensive and dented Kyiv’s trust in Starlink, the satellite internet service the billionaire provided early in the war to help Ukraine’s military maintain battlefield connectivity.

Tens of thousands of people across the globe have been impacted by the Starlink outage, which has prevented users in multiple countries from accessing the internet