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Elon Musk Attacks “Imbecile” After Russia Starlink Use Reported by Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister

Deputy PM Radoslaw Sikorski

The Institute for the Study of War, a non-profit policy research organization in Washington, D.C. that releases daily analysis and maps of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, reported this week on social media: “Russian forces are increasingly using Starlink satellite systems to extend the range of BM-35 strike drones to conduct mid-range strikes against the Ukrainian rear. The reported 500-kilometer range of Starlink-equipped BM-35 drones places most of Ukraine, all of Moldova, and parts of Poland, Romania, and Lithuania in range of these drones if launched from Russia or occupied Ukraine.

“ISW has observed reports of Starlink-equipped Shahed long-range strike drones beginning in September 2024 and of Rubikon equipping Molniya strike drones with Starlink systems beginning in December 2025.”

Poland’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radoslaw Sikorski amplified the ISW report and tagged Elon Musk, owner of SpaceX which controls the satellite internet service Starlink. (NOTE: SpaceX reportedly plans an IPO valued at nearly $1.5 trillion, with Musk’s equity stake, estimated at more than 40%, raising his personal net worth by many hundreds of millions of dollars.)

Sikorski wrote: “Hey, big man, @elonmusk, why don’t you stop the Russians from using Starlinks to target Ukrainian cities. Making money on war crimes may damage your brand.”

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[NOTE: Musk has been associated primarily with helping Ukraine with his Starlink technology, responding to a request from Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in 2022 — soon after the Russian incursion — by delivering 5,000 Starlink terminals to counter Russian attacks on internet infrastructure. There are reportedly now more than 200,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine, some donated by SpaceX, others paid for by governments supporting Ukraine’s defense, including the U.S. and Poland.]

Note: At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, Sikorski said he hopes that President Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is correct when he said a peace agreement in Ukraine was getting closer, but Sikorski also cautioned that “a just solution requires putting pressure on the aggressor, not the victim, and ensuring Ukraine has durable, defensible borders.”

Sikorski said: “If, as a result of the agreement I hope will be reached, Ukraine does not have defensible borders, we will be sowing the seeds of another war.” He added: “It is extremely important in this context to understand that, contrary to what Russian propaganda is trying to convince us, Vladimir Putin is not a man of peace.”

There is a history of antagonism between Sikorski and Musk. In March 2025, Musk — less stalwart in his Ukraine advocacy than earlier — wrote on X: “No matter how much I disagree with the Ukraine policy Starlink will never turn off its terminals.” He added: “Without Starlink, the Ukrainian lines would collapse, as the Russians can jam all other communications. We would never do such a thing or use it as a bargaining chip.”

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Responding to the threat — real or exaggerated — that Musk might curtail Ukraine’s Starlink access, Sikorski wrote: “Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year. The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.”

Musk replied, “Be quiet, small man. You pay a tiny fraction of the cost. And there is no substitute for Starlink.” To which Sikorski replied, “See, big man, politics is harder than you thought.”


In the recent war of words, Musk was dismissive of Sikorski’s criticism.

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