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Elon Musk reacted positively on X to former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov’s praise of SpaceX and Starlink, which Fedorov credited with protecting Ukraine’s air defenses and saving civilian lives. The article reviews SpaceX’s steps to limit Russia’s unauthorized use of Starlink for drone attacks, while also examining the political controversy surrounding Fedorov’s dismissal and Ukraine’s unresolved defense-minister appointment. It then shifts to SpaceX’s reported Nasdaq listing, rapid revenue growth, heavy expenditure, losses and subsequent share-price decline amid concerns about artificial-intelligence investment and links to xAI. Musk’s enormous Tesla compensation and the widening executive-worker pay gap draw further criticism, while analysts disagree over whether SpaceX is overvalued or represents a fundamentally strong space and satellite-internet business. The company’s public listing has reportedly created thousands of employee millionaires, including former engineer Andre Lavoie.

Ukraine’s acting foreign minister Andrii Sybiha spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi after Iran accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian-linked commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea, reportedly killing one sailor and injuring another. Ukraine said its strikes targeted routes carrying Russian military equipment connected to Iran and stressed that it did not intend to attack civilians or civilian shipping. Iran reportedly considered a symbolic ballistic-missile strike on a Ukrainian Black Sea port, but diplomatic efforts appear to have helped prevent further escalation. Sybiha also discussed Russian attacks on Black Sea shipping and their consequences for global food security with Israel’s foreign minister, amid disputes over grain allegedly taken from occupied Ukrainian territories.