Russian Warlord Thanks Elon Musk for Starlink’s Role in Ukraine Invasion [Video]

A Russian warlord has praised Elon Musk because his Starlink satellites have proved to be “absolutely fire” during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Ramzan Kadyrov, president of the autonomous Chechen Republic and colonel general within the Russian military, appeared to claim on social media that the Tesla and SpaceX CEO had sent him a Tesla Cybertruck for use on the frontline of Vladimir Putin‘s invasion of Ukraine.

Musk angrily rejected the claims and subsequently became embroiled in an online spat. Kadyrov then came to his defense and told him: “Special thanks for Starlink. The connection speed in the SVO zone [Russia’s so-called ‘Special Military Operation in Ukraine’] is absolutely fire! Special respect from the fighters!”

Kadyrov, who was sanctioned by the U.S. Department of State in 2020 for his involvement in “numerous gross violations of human rights” within Chechnya, made the comments via his Telegram channel on Monday.

The row began Saturday when he posted a video …