{"id":33903,"date":"2026-08-27T08:23:07","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/33903\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T08:23:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T08:23:07","slug":"why-did-elon-musk-get-ukraines-order-of-freedom-honour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/33903\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did Elon Musk get Ukraine\u2019s Order of Freedom honour?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/elon-musk.jpg\" alt=\"Why did Elon Musk get Ukraine\u2019s Order of Freedom honour?\" title=\"Starlink used for communications in Ukraine ultimately became deeply integrated into its military operations\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Starlink used for communications in Ukraine ultimately became deeply integrated into its military operations <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/elon-musk\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elon Musk<\/a> received Ukraine\u2019s Order of Freedom, one of the country\u2019s highest state honours, from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday for his \u201coutstanding personal merits\u201d in protecting human life and freedom and strengthening ties with the United States.The award recognises Musk\u2019s influential role in Ukraine\u2019s war effort through Starlink, <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/spacex\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">SpaceX<\/a>\u2019s satellite internet network, reported AP. After Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion in 2022, Starlink became a crucial communications lifeline for Ukraine and is now deeply integrated into its military operations, helping troops communicate, coordinate and operate drones.Musk\u2019s influence, however, has also made him a source of vulnerability for Kyiv. While Starlink works across Ukrainian territory, including Russian-occupied areas, Musk has restricted its use inside Russia. Zelenskyy has urged him to reconsider the policy, which could allow Ukrainian forces to maintain connectivity during longer-range drone operations targeting Russian military and economic infrastructure.Earlier this year, SpaceX also blocked unauthorised Starlink terminals used by Russian forces in occupied territory.Musk\u2019s role has increasingly spilled into Ukrainian politics. Confusion over whether SpaceX had approved Starlink use for operations inside Russia contributed to tensions between Zelenskyy and then-Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov, who was the government\u2019s main interlocutor with Musk. Fedorov was dismissed in July as part of a wider government shake-up.Musk made no immediate comment on receiving the award, which was announced through a presidential decree.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starlink used for communications in Ukraine ultimately became deeply integrated into its military operations Elon Musk received Ukraine\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33904,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2439,6835,4128,2614,2438,11844],"class_list":["post-33903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-elon-musk","tag-president-volodymyr-zelenskyy","tag-russian-occupation","tag-spacex","tag-starlink","tag-ukraine-order-of-freedom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33904"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ukraine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}