Musk says Starlink active in Ukraine as Russian invasion disrupts internet

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: Reuters

By Hyunjoo Jin

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that the company's Starlink satellite broadband service is available in Ukraine and SpaceX is sending more terminals to the country, whose internet has been disrupted due to the Russian invasion.

"Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route," Musk tweeted.

He was responding to a tweet by a Ukraine government official who asked Musk to provide the embattled country with Starlink stations.

“@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space — Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people!" Ukraine’s vice prime minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, tweeted.

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I'm usually pretty critical of Musk but this time it seems he's done something right.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

1. Is he donating it?

I don’t trust him to be providing service that costs $500 a month and requires a couple grand of equipment just to run. Don’t think that’s going to be particularly accessible…

[samsingh]

2. i hope this is true

[cos dem]

5. I'm sure he's doing it to stroke his own ego. Still, I think it's a good thing.

[Cha]

22. JHC.. what a Fucking IDIOT..

Musk

[Cha]

23. Wow.. what a fuckin

honor for MushK

[Pacifist Patriot]

24. I'm with you.

Fuck Musk.

[BComplex]

6. I'm with you Yo_Mama. I live in the sticks, and have resisted getting Starlink,

even though I really need better internet for my business. But his understanding of the situation in Ukraine has me re-thinking my mini-boycott. I'm SO GLAD he's doing this!

[BComplex]

12. Holy shit! Did he really say that??

Or was that just a tweet someone made up?

[BComplex]

16. That makes me sick to my stomach.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Fuck Musk and Grimes. Soul less from their actions and statements.