Ukraine to find solution to keep Starlinks working – Office of President

KATERYNA TYSHCHENKO — FRIDAY, 14 OCTOBER 2022 19: 09

Mykhailo Podoliak, adviser to the head of the Office of the President, has said that Ukraine will find a solution for Starlink satellite communication services to continue working in Ukraine.

Source: Podoliak on Twitter

Quote: "Let's be honest. Like it or not, Elon Musk helped us survive the most critical moments of war. Business has the right to their own strategies.

Ukraine will find a solution to keep Starlink working.

We expect that the company will provide stable communication till the end of negotiations."

Background: 

• Earlier, Elon Musk's SpaceX company informed the Pentagon that it refused to continue funding Starlink satellite communication services in Ukraine.

• According to CNN, about 20,000 units of Starlink satellite communications have been transferred to Ukraine to date, with Musk tweeting that "the operation cost SpaceX 80 million and will exceed 100 million by the end of the year."

• Musk confirmed that he refused to finance Starlink satellite communication services in Ukraine.

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