Elon Musk decided to shut down the Starlink system over Ukraine, the satellite network that provides internet services on a global scale, after the system was hit by Russian Peresvet laser guns.
Massive laser bombardmentwhich took place in recent days in the border Belgorod, 70 km from Kharkov, and in other parts of Russia, from the Peresvet system was used against satellites of the Starlink system, creating big problems for the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the GRU of Ukraine, inflicting heavy losses on them.
Now I. Musk refers to the high cost of using the satellite system, stating that let the Pentagon pay for these services, and stating that he cannot finance it indefinitely. The head of Tesla said that Starlink is spending about $20 million a month to maintain satellite services in Ukraine, with another $120 million to be spent by the end of the year.
“SpaceX does not ask for reimbursement of past expenses, but she also cannot finance indefinitely existing system and send several thousand more terminals (to Ukraine). This is absurd,” he said, and at the “request” of Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk “go to hell”when it became known about the possible termination of support for Ukraine by an American businessman, answered: “We’re just following the advice [посла]”.
Elon Musk’s Starlink says it can no longer afford to give Ukraine 🇺🇦 free service and asks the Pentagon 🇺🇸 to pay for it. Starlink had been a game changer in the war.
This comes days after Ukrainian Ambassador @MelnykAndrij told Musk to “fuck off.”
— Jason Jay Smart (@officejjsmart) October 14, 2022
Elon Musk’s Starlink says it can no longer provide Ukraine with ?? free services, and asks the Pentagon ?? pay for it. Starlink has changed the game of war. This came days after Ukrainian Ambassador @MelnykAndrij told Musk “fuck off”.
PS As it turned out, Elon Musk has more dignity (most likely he is more independent) than German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whom the same Melnik called “offended German sausage.” It is strange that such a useful Ukrainian diplomat for Russia is not yet in the basements of the SBU.
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