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SpaceX founder Elon Musk placed a “heart” under a fragment of an interview with former Ukrainian defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov, in which he spoke about the entrepreneur’s role in supporting the Ukrainian Air Forces. Fedorov called the billionaire the most important figure for Ukraine in the technology sector.
Musk’s reaction became known from a material by BBC, which analyzed Fedorov’s interview and his communication history with the entrepreneur. The former defense minister called Musk and SpaceX a force that defended Ukraine’s air defense and saved thousands of civilian lives.
“Elon Musk is probably the most important figure for our country in the world in the field of technology and entrepreneurship. Elon and SpaceX defended our air defense, saved our Air Forces, and saved thousands of civilian lives,” said former defense minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
This is not the first case of Musk’s warm communications with a Ukrainian government official. In February, SpaceX took steps to neutralize the threat from Russian drones on Starlink communications, which Russia began actively using at the end of 2025 year for strikes on Ukrainian objects in the rear. 29 January, then-Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported contact with SpaceX leadership to address this problem and publicly thanked Musk for a swift response.
“It seems that the steps we took to stop unauthorized use of Starlink by Russia worked. Let us know if anything else needs to be done,” Elon Musk wrote in February on X 1.
Fedorov stepped down but kept in touch with Musk.
In July, President Zelenskiy decided to change the prime minister, the government, and along with them Fedorov. The president explained the minister of defense’s resignation by a systemic conflict between him and then-commander-in-chief Oleksandr Syrskyi, who was later replaced in that role by Mykhailo Drapaty. Fedorov’s resignation sparked protests, participants of which demanded his return to office, and Zelenskiy said he was confident Fedorov would stay on his team.
Earlier, Informator reported that Fedorov spoke of talks with Musk about the possibility of using Starlink to strike ballistic launchers on Russian territory, calling it a difficult task without a clear decision date. We also wrote that, according to the media, Musk has so far refused Ukraine’s use of Starlink to strike Russia, insisting on a diplomatic settlement of the conflict rather than a strengthening of military pressure.
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