Elon Musk awarded Ukraine’s Order of Freedom as Zelensky urges him to expand Starlink access

Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has emerged as a central, if controversial, private figure in Ukraine's defense effort

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine's highest state honours.

The Ukrainian President awarded the world's richest man one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, citing his “outstanding personal merits."

Zelenskyy awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom for Starlink role  AP News

U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom for his role in supporting Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded Elon Musk the country’s Order of Freedom, signing the decree on August 26.

President Volodymyr Zelensky awarded Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom by decree on Aug. 26, citing the American entrepreneur’s personal contributions to protecting human life and freedom and developing relations between the Ukrainian and American peoples.

Zelenskyy awarded Musk one of Ukraine’s highest state honours, despite years of criticism from the South Africa-born tech mogul who has repeatedly attacked the Ukrainian president and questioned Kyiv’s strategy.

Elon Musk has been awarded by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for "outstanding personal contributions to the defence of human life and freedom" with the Order of Freedom

The new spaceport will support thousands of launches each year, according to SpaceX

Musk 'may change his mind' on using Starlink over Russian territory, Zelensky says  The Kyiv Independent

Ukrainian forces depend heavily on Starlink to maintain battlefield internet communications and pilot their drone fleets.