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It does run counter to the book, and it may well be wrong.

But I doubt it from the reports.

Note that Ukraine itself is not claiming what the book claims.  It is pissed at "not allowing Ukrainian drones to destroy part of the Russian military..."

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/07/politics/elon-musk-biography-walter-isaacson-ukraine-starlink/index.html

Something Musk claims as well.  Now, there are ample reasons to hate and distrust Musk, but this would be an easy one to debunk.  (Whether satellites were active and then turned off in time)