Elon Musk says SpaceX will continue to fund Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine

Elon Musk confirms that SpaceX will continue funding its Starlink internet service in Ukraine.

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He said in a tweet that Starlink is still losing money but SpaceX would like to keep funding the Ukraine govt for free.

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Starlink has been vital for Ukraine's military and people to stay online.

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Ukraine says it helped them reboot key infrastructure after Russian attacks.

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The Starlink program costs $20 million per month to maintain.

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He recently said SpaceX had spent $80 million so far to keep Ukraine online.

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Elon Musk, the Tesla boss and the world's richest man, asked the Pentagon to fund the Starlink program instead of him.

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