As reported by Ukrinform, this was announced by the company’s president, Elon Musk. excitement.

“Before the Pentagon sent a response, I told Mikhail Fedorov that SpaceX would not shut down Starlink even if the US Department of Defense refused to provide funding,” he wrote.

In turn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine Mykhailo Fedorov approved Musk’s words.

“I’m grateful to Elon Musk. Before all the discussion about financing, you confirmed to me that you would get Starlinks to work in Ukraine anyway. It was very important to Ukraine. We are grateful to you,” the minister wrote.

As Ukrinform reported, a few weeks ago, American media reported that SpaceX asked the US Department of Defense to take over payment for satellite Internet services provided by Starlink terminals in Ukraine. Musk later clarified that he did not require reimbursement of already incurred costs, but that he was unable to continuously finance the operation of the transferred terminals, which would cost the company more than $120 million by the end of the year and nearly $400 million over the next 12 months. .

After outcry caused by the SpaceX founder’s posts, the Ukrainian government has announced that it has decided to keep its free funding. Musk even said that he would create a donation feature on Starlink’s checkout page, and that his company eventually closed the issue and formally withdrew its funding request from the US Department of Defense.