Zelensky awards Elon Musk Order of Freedom
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for his role in supporting the country with Starlink.His decision to provide access to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, was a lifeline for Ukraine.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for his role in supporting the country with Starlink.His decision to provide access to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, was a lifeline for Ukraine.
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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk Ukraine's Order of Freedom for his role in supporting the country with Starlink.His decision to provide access to Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet network, was a lifeline for Ukraine.
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Wed, 26 August 2026
16 reports- Ukrinform (Ukraine)08:10
President Volodymyr Zelensky has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom.
2 reprints
- Novinky (Czechia)26 Aug, 08:25their copy
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)26 Aug, 13:09their copy
- RMF24 (Poland)08:42
Wołodymyr Zełenski odznaczył Elona Muska. Jakie jest uzasadnienie?
- Politico Europe08:46first to report
The honor comes as Kyiv tries to persuade the tech mogul to let its army use Starlink inside Russian territory.
- Google News - Europe query08:52
Musk receives Ukraine’s Order of Freedom from Zelenskyy politico.eu
- Index.hr (Croatia)09:06
UKRAJINSKI predsjednik Volodimir Zelenski dodijelio je američkom milijarderu i direktoru SpaceX-a Elonu Musku ukrajinski Orden slobode, što je objavljeno predsjedničkim dekretom.
- Polsat News (Poland)09:19
Za wybitne osobiste zasługi w ochronie życia i wolności ludzi oraz rozwijaniu stosunków między narodami Ukrainy i USA postanawiam odznaczyć Orderem Wolności Elona Muska - taki dekret wydał prezydent Wołodymyr Zełenski. Ukraina wykorzystuje produkowane przez Muska systemy łączności Starlink zarówno do celów wojskowych, jak i cywilnych. Odgrywa on istotną rolę w wojnie z Rosją.
- Bloomberg Politics10:10
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, a major state honor reserved for strategic partners, as Kyiv is lobbying the world’s richest man to use his Starlink mobile internet system for drone strikes in Russia.
- Wirtualna Polska (Poland)10:11
Prezydent Ukrainy Wołodymyr Zełenski odznaczył Elona Muska Orderem Wolności, jednym z najwyższych państwowych odznaczeń. Decyzja zapadła po tym, jak założyciel SpaceX pomógł Kijowowi zablokować Rosjanom nielegalny dostęp do systemu Starlink oraz mimo wieloletniej krytyki ukraińskich władz ze strony miliardera.
- 24sata (Croatia)10:22
Odlikovanje dolazi u trenutku kada Kijev traži odobrenje za korištenje Muskovog satelitskog internetskog sustava Starlink za ukrajinske napade na ruski teritorij
- N1 Info (Croatia)10:22
Ukrajinski predsjednik Volodimir Zelenski odlikovao je američkog milijardera Elona Muska Ordenom slobode, najvišim ukrajinskim odlikovanjem za strane
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- tportal (Croatia)26 Aug, 10:21their copy
- Slobodna Dalmacija (Croatia)26 Aug, 10:54their copy
- Dnevnik.hr (Croatia)26 Aug, 13:16their copy
- El País (Spain)10:27
La Orden de la Libertad al polémico empresario estadounidense llega en medio de tensiones del presidente con su exministro de Defensa, Mijaílo Federov
- ABC News (Australia)13:10
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine's highest state honours.
- iDNES (Czechia)13:46
Ukrajinský prezident Volodymyr Zelenskyj udělil jedno z nejvyšších státních vyznamenání majiteli společnosti SpaceX Elonu Muskovi. Obdržel Řád svobody „za mimořádné osobní zásluhy při ochraně životů a svobody lidí a při rozvoji vztahů mezi národy Ukrajiny a Spojených států“, praví se v prezidentově dekretu.
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- iRozhlas (Czechia)26 Aug, 11:59their copy
- Anadolu Agency (AA)16:16
Presidential decree awards state honor to SpaceX CEO for ‘outstanding personal services in protecting human life and freedom,’ developing ties between American, Ukrainian peoples
- Ukrinform (Ukraine)17:18
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal said that President Volodymyr Zelensky asked him to raise with U.S. President Donald Trump and businessman Elon Musk the issue of Ukraine’s use of the Starlink satellite system over Russian territory.
- PBS NewsHour18:09
Starlink has become deeply embedded in Ukraine's military operations, with commanders and soldiers relying on satellite connectivity to communicate and coordinate operations.
6 reprints
- advocate-news.com26 Aug, 15:54their copy
- mainlinemedianews.com26 Aug, 15:54their copy
- dailylocal.com26 Aug, 15:54their copy
- pottsmerc.com26 Aug, 15:54their copy
- sentinelandenterprise.com26 Aug, 15:54their copy
- ksl.com26 Aug, 18:30their copy
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)11:13
Miliardář Elon Musk nemá nic proti tomu, aby Kyjev využíval satelitní systémy Starlink i k protiruským úderům i za hranicemi Ukrajiny. Čeká se ale na souhlas amerického prezidenta Donalda Trumpa. Napsal to list The Financial Times (FT) s tím, že podle jeho zdrojů měl tuto informaci sdělit sám Musk bývalému ukrajinskému ministrovi obrany Mychajlu Fedorovovi.