Following the Russian invasion, the billionaire and Tesla CEO backed Ukraine and did not hesitate to question Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) - Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc, has never been reluctant to face his critics in public.
From his Silicon Valley friends, such as Bill Gates, the co-founder of software behemoth Microsoft (MSFT) - Get Microsoft Corporation Report, to President Joe Biden, the world's wealthiest man, no one frightens him. It's one of the traits 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 began on February 24. Musk not only chose Kyiv, but he also deployed Starlink terminals, his aerospace business SpaceX's satellite internet connection service, to Ukraine. Starlink not only gives Ukrainians independent internet access, but it also keeps the country connected to the rest of the world. Starlink is particularly useful in Russia-bombed areas and distant locations.
In the communication war with Moscow, the service also assists the Ukrainian authorities. Musk also issued a challenge to President Putin, offering a duel to end the conflict. More than 3,150 persons had been murdered as of May 6, and countless buildings had been destroyed.
After fleeing to neighboring countries, almost 5.8 million Ukrainians, or around 14% of the country's population, have become refugees.
Some Putin supporters have slammed Musk for his support for Ukraine, calling him names. However, the criticisms now appear to be threatening the billionaire's life. The internet mogul has just received a message from Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia's space agency Roscosmos, on his Twitter account.
On May 8, Musk tweeted, "@Rogozin sent this to Russian media." He then released a screenshot of a Russian text that appears to be Rogozin's statement to the Russian press, which, according to translations, is life-threatening.
According to Colonel Dmitry Kormyankov, the captured chief of staff of the 36th Marine Brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, "the ground-based subscriber equipment of the Starlink satellite company Elon Musk was delivered to militants of the Nazi Azov Battalion and the Marines of the Armed Forces of Ukraine by military helicopters to Mariupol," Rogozin wrote.
"According to our information, the Pentagon delivered and transferred PO boxes for receiving and transmitting the Internet from Starlink to the Armed Forces of Ukraine."
As a result, he concludes that "Elon Musk is thus complicit in the supply of military communications to fascist troops in Ukraine."
The CEO of Tesla is then threatened with death.
"And no matter how you turn on the idiot, Elon, you'll have to answer in an adult manner."
Rogozin was deputy prime minister in 2014. Russia had just taken Crimea in its first incursion into Ukraine at the time.
Musk appears to be taking these warnings seriously.
"It's been wonderful knowing ya, even if I die under unexplained circumstances," the billionaire wrote. He questioned Rogozin's usage of the word "nazi" in a prior tweet.
"The word "Nazi" does not signify what he appears to believe it means," the millionaire explained.
Musk followed up with another tweet a few hours later, promising to do all in his power to stay alive.
"Sorry! "I'll do everything I can to stay alive," the business mogul wrote.
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