Marshall added: “I mean this is a new time and it’s something we’re going to have to get used to that’s the second element.”

Meanwhile, the Ukrainian defence ministry’s Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) spokesman Andriy Yusov said: “Cases of the Russian occupiers’ use of the given devices have been registered. It is beginning to take on a systemic nature.”

In a statement, the GUR said the terminals were being used by units like Russia’s 83rd Air Assault Brigade, which is fighting near the embattled towns of Klishchiivka and Andriivka in the partially-occupied eastern region of Donetsk.

In a post on Sunday made on X, Musk said: “To the best of our knowledge, no Starlinks have been sold directly or indirectly to Russia. A number of false news reports claim that SpaceX is selling Starlink terminals to Russia…This is categorically false.”

Last week Musk threw his support behind actor Gina Carano who has sued Walt Disney DIS.N for wrongful termination from the Star Wars series “The Mandalorian”.

It follows Carano’s claims that she was fired in 2021 for voicing conservative opinions on social media platforms including Twitter, which is now owned by Musk and known as X.

Carano, who played Cara Dune, is asking the court to order Disney’s Lucasfilm unit to reinstate her in the role and seeks compensatory damages of up to $75,000 plus emotional distress and punitive damages to be determined at trial.