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 Interesting.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/sep/12/elon-musk-biographer-admits-suggestion-spacex-head-blocked-ukraine-drone-attack-was-wrong

Looks like the "#ElonMusk shut off #Starlink in the middle of a #Ukraine attack" story was less sensational.  It was just the already-known preexisting policy of not enabling it over #Russia-occupied territory. When Ukrainian UAVs drifted out of service range, they asked #Musk to change the policy and enable it, but he refused. 
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The man-child Musk didn't have enough sense to consult but instead decided he was the supreme decider.