# Zelensky awards Elon Musk Ukraine’s Order of Freedom

https://mins.news/en/item/32966

- Meduza, 2026-08-26 11:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/26/zelensky-awards-elon-musk-ukraine-s-order-of-freedom-one-of-the-country-s-highest-honors

> Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a decree on August 26 awarding Elon Musk the Order of Freedom, one of Ukraine’s highest state honors. Musk’s SpaceX operates Starlink. Western media, citing sources, reported that Ukrainian officials have sought permission for Ukraine’s Armed Forces to use Starlink against targets inside Russia, but Musk has not granted it.

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