Elon Musk challenges Vladimir Putin to "Single Combat", says "Ukraine at stake".
Home > News Shots > World newsAs Russia's war on Ukraine continues, Elon Musk, one of the world's richest men, has challenged Russian President Vladimir Putin to a fight, with the fate of Ukraine at stake.
War
Russia, had declared war on Ukraine on February 24. Following this, about one and a half million Russian soldiers have launched a full-blown military invasion against Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine's information technology infrastructure was severely damaged. The Ukrainian government has asked Elon Musk to help with the Internet outage.
Starlink
Starlink is the dream project of Elon Musk, who runs a company called SpaceX. The project aims to provide high-speed Internet service worldwide by sending about 2,000 satellites into Earth's orbit.
Elon Musk has provided internet facilities to Ukraine after the network connectivity was disrupted due to the military operation by Russia. Tesla's Starlink internet terminals were shipped to the war-hit zone after Mykhailo Fedorov, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, had sought help.
Challenge
Now, Musk on his Twitter handle has challenged the Russian President. The tweet reads, "I hereby challenge Vladimir Putin to single combat." The tech billionaire also declared that Ukraine is at stake.
Elon Musk, the head of SpaceX and Tesla, has directly asked Russian President Putin if he agrees to this fight. This particular challenge from Musk has gone viral and is being widely discussed about.
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