What to know

• Elon Musk, founder of SpaceX, has emerged as a central, if controversial, private figure in Ukraine's defense effortS1
• The Ukrainian President awarded the world's richest man one of Ukraine’s highest state honors, citing his “outstanding personal merits."S2
• Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has awarded Elon Musk the Order of Freedom for his role in supporting UkraineS3
• Zelenskyy honours Elon Musk with Order of Freedom for Starlink roleS4
• U.S. tech titan Elon Musk received a top honor as Ukraine tries to convince him to allow SpaceX's Starlink system to be used in strikes inside Russia.S5
• Tech billionaire reluctant to allow satellite system to be used for drone strikes deep inside RussiaS6