According to an exclusive CNN report on 13th local time, Musk’s SpaceX company said it could no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine and asked the Pentagon to pay.
CNN reported that while the “Satellite Starlink” terminal plays a major role in Ukraine’s conflict with Russia, the “charity project” could come to an end, as SpaceX, which provides the service, warned the Pentagon the month. last. The US military invests monthly, the company could stop financing Uzbekistan’s use of the “Starlink” project.
According to the report, according to a document obtained by the media, SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon last month, stating that it could no longer provide funding for the “Starlink” project in Ukraine as before, but asked the US military. this cost.
According to SpaceX, the project will cost more than $ 120 million in Ukraine for the rest of the year and could cost nearly $ 400 million over the next 12 months.
“We can no longer donate additional (satellite) terminals to Ukraine, nor can we fund existing (satellite) terminals forever,” a SpaceX government sales executive said in a September letter.
After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the use of the “Starlink” satellite terminal in the Ukrainian army was widely concerned and the Russian side warned him. According to the “Russian Television” website today, on the 7th of this month, citing the British “Financial Times” report, the disruption of the “Starlink” satellite communication system led to the “catastrophic” loss of contact between the army. Ukrainian and Russian army.
The news raised concerns that Musk may have taken some measures against the Ukrainian military in response to Ukraine’s public condemnation of its proposed peace plan, but the SpaceX titan told the Financial Times, the report said. The article is “bad reportage”.
“(This is) a bad report from the Financial Times. The article falsely claimed that Starlink’s terminals and services were paid for when in fact only a small fraction was paid. This action made SpaceX spend $ 80 million. and it will exceed $ 100 million by the end of this year. As for what’s happening on the battlefield, that’s confidential. “Musk tweeted Friday (7th).
Musk’s SpaceX says it can no longer pay for critical satellite services in Ukraine, asking the Pentagon to pay.
The disruption of the Starlink satellite communication system caused the Ukrainian army to have a “catastrophic” loss of contact while fighting the Russian army.
The disruption of the Starlink satellite communication system caused the Ukrainian army to have a “catastrophic” loss of contact while fighting the Russian army. Figure: Excerpt from the World Wide Web
Musk.Image: taken from Elon Musk Facebook
