Elon Musk and Kyrylo Budanov
Elon Musk and Kyrylo Budanov.
  • Russia is using thousands of Starlink terminals bought on the "open market," Ukraine's spy chief said.
  • Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal that Russian companies are disguising purchases as personal use.
  • Elon Musk has denied such claims, saying Starlink is inoperable in Russia and not sold there.

Russian forces are using thousands of Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals in Ukraine that are being bought through Russian companies, Ukraine’s intelligence chief said.

"It’s an open market," Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Thursday.