Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, has never shied away from publicly confronting his foes.
From his Silicon Valley peers to President Joe Biden, the world's richest man has no fear. It's one of the characteristics that his 91.5 million Twitter followers admire in him.
The serial entrepreneur was the first CEO of a multinational to support Ukraine when the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24. Musk not only chose Kiev, but he also delivered Starlink terminals to Ukraine, his aerospace company SpaceX's satellite internet connection service. Starlink not only provides autonomous internet access to Ukrainians, but it also keeps the country connected to the rest of the world. Starlink is especially useful in Russian-bombed areas and in isolated locations.
In addition, the program aids Ukrainian authorities in their communication war with Moscow. Musk even dared President Putin to a duel to end the conflict. Over 3,150 civilians had been murdered as of May 6, and innumerable buildings had been shelled.After fleeing to neighboring countries, about 5.8 million Ukrainians, or around 14% of the population, have become refugees.Musk's backing for Ukraine has prompted some Putin supporters to call him names. However, the critiques appear to have escalated into threats to the billionaire's life. The software mogul has just received a message from Dmitry Rogozin, the Russian space agency's director.
Musk tweeted on May 8 that "@Rogozin sent this to Russian media." He then posted a screenshot of a Russian text that he said was Rogozin's message to the Russian press.
This language involves threats to Musk's life, according to TheStreet's translation.
"It follows from the testimony of the captured chief of staff of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, that the Starlink satellite company's ground-based subscriber equipment was delivered to militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to Mariupol by military helicopters," Rogozin wrote.
"According to our information, the Pentagon delivered and transferred PO boxes to the Armed Forces of Ukraine for receiving and sending the Internet from Starlink."
As a result, he writes, "Elon Musk is thus complicit in the delivery of military communications to fascist forces in Ukraine."
Then there are threats against Tesla's CEO's life.
"And for that, Elon, you'll have to respond in a mature manner, no matter how you turn on the fool."
Rogozin was the deputy prime minister in 2014. Russia has just completed its first assault into Ukraine, taking Crimea.Rogozin's Twitter account, which is only accessible with clearance, was unavailable to TheStreet. TheStreet is relying on Musk's posts because it can't verify the content carrying the threats.
Rogozin has issued threats to Musk before, but this is the first time he has insulted him. Rogozin has already retaliated against Musk after the latter threatened a lethal showdown between him and Putin.
In March, Rogozin tweeted at Musk, invoking a fairy tale by Alexander Pushkin, a Russian poet notorious for hiding political themes in his works. "It would be pointless to compete with me if I were weak. First, catch up with my brother."
Twitter users have expressed their sorrow about Musk's posts. Many individuals request that he beef up his protection.
Anthony Pompliano, a crypto investor and influencer, said, "We must defend you at all costs." "The world looks to you."
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