Sen. Warren Presses Pentagon to Address Claims Russian Forces Are Using Musk’s Starlink in Ukraine

(Left) Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks up as he addresses guests at the Offshore Northern Seas 2022 (ONS) meeting in Stavanger, Norway, on Aug. 29, 2022. (Right) Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) speaks to a staff member before the start of a Senate Banking Committee hearing on oversight of credit reporting agencies on Capitol Hill in Washington on April 27, 2023. Carina Johansen/NTB/AFP via Getty Images; Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is calling for the Department of Defense to investigate allegations Russian forces have obtained and begun to use the Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine.

Billionaire entrepreneur and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk initially rolled out the Starlink service in Ukraine in the spring of 2022 to assist the Ukrainian government and military components fighting against Russian invasion forces in the country. In recent months, however, reports have indicated Starlink internet service terminals have ended up in the hands of Russian forces on the other side of the conflict.