These reports were based, in turn, on a published excerpt from a then-soon-to-be-released book about Musk by Walter Isaacson. However, as Musk objected immediately and Isaacson would clarify soon after, the claim that Musk had ordered Starlink coverage in Crimea "turned off" wasn't entirely accurate. That was in effect an acknowledgment that he had made the decision to prevent a Ukrainian attack. He said he got urgent calls from the Ukrainian government in the middle of the night saying that he needed to turn on Starlink access in Crimea. Snopes reached out to Isaacson for more details about Musk, Starlink and Crimea.

Source: Washington Post September 14, 2023 17:21 UTC