Elon Musk to hand Ukraine 10,000 Starlink units in fresh move to thwart Putin’s invasion

They warned that they could no longer support Ukraine for free, and requested tens of millions of dollars a month from the US government to fund Ukraine’s military.

However, later in October, the world’s second richest man changed his stance as he tweeted: “The hell with it, Even though Starlink is still losing money other companies are getting billions of taxpayer $, we’ll just keep funding Ukraine govt for free.”

Since facing disruptions to Ukraine’s broadband internet services, Mr Federov stressed Starlink’s crucial role in supporting Ukraine’s military, saying: “There is no alternative to satellite connections.”

He added that while there is no contract yet, several European Union countries had agreed to share payments saying: “As of now all financial issues have been resolved”. However, he noted that Ukraine would need to find additional funding in the spring.

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