Elon Musk activates Starlink in Ukraine

Starlink is now active in Ukraine, Elon Musk announced afterUkraines vice prime minister on Saturday requested the SpaceX billionaire helpthe embattled country with communication satellites.

Starlink service is now active in Ukraine,Musk tweetedabout 10 hours after the call for help. More terminals en route.

The response came after Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov asked for the controversial business magnate for Starlink stations.

@elonmusk, while you try to colonize Mars Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets successfully land from space Russian rockets attack Ukrainian civil people! Fedorov, also the countrys Ministry of Digital Transformation, tweeted We ask you to provide Ukraine with Starlink stations and to address sane Russians to stand.

Musks response also came as Ukrainefaced a third day of assaults from Russiaand troops continued their assault on Kyiv.

Musk has via SpaceX launched thousands of Starlink satellites into Earths orbit, increasing broadband service in parts of the world. The satellites help carry large amounts of information rapidly to any point on Earth, avoiding the need for fiber-optic cables.

The satellites could provide data links to areas of Ukraine that have lost internet access during the war. Russias assaults on cities across Ukraine have left parts of the country with internet outages.

Russiasfull-fledged war on Ukraine beganWednesdaywhen Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a special military operation.

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Elon Musk activates Starlink in Ukraine