Ukraine will obtain over 10,000 Starlink antennas to assist counter Russian air assaults, stated Mykhailo Fedorov, deputy prime minister and minister for digital transformation, in an interview with Bloomberg.
Fedorov stated that he has spoken with Elon Musk instantly and that SpaceX and its CEO “rapidly react to issues and assist us.” Elon Musk assured the minister of his continued assist for the nation.
Musk assured us he would proceed to assist Ukraine. Once we had a robust blackout, I messaged him on that day, and he momentarily reacted and has already delivered some steps. He understands the scenario,” he stated.
He added that Ukraine has acquired round 22,000 Starlink antennas since Russia invaded Ukraine in February. The excellent news is that earlier monetary issues have been solved. Fedorov stated that a number of European Union nations are able to share the fee.
As of now, all monetary points have been resolved,” he stated. He identified that the nation might want to discover extra funding within the spring. He additionally shared that Ukraine is making ready for the opportunity of a worst-case state of affairs the place the facility, heating, water provides, and sewage could possibly be reduce off for days or even weeks.
Though he didn’t share the names of these nations prepared to share the fee, a complete of 27 EU international ministers mentioned funding Starlink service in Ukraine. The dialogue occurred in October and one chief, Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Overseas Minister of Lithuania, stated the dialogue was in its early phases.
Fedorov additionally spoke of Ukraine’s backup plan for the doable lack of these above-mentioned companies. The plan consists of establishing key places the place residents can get uninterrupted entry to these companies with the web being powered by Starlink.
“We’re able to stay with out electrical energy for a month with not less than cellular community and textual content messages being obtainable.”
“Concerning web, now we have a number of Starlinks, however the important thing level is now we have acquired a nod for one more cargo that might be used to stabilize connection for essential conditions.”
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