That ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has seen opinions from many people around the world, and one voice that has gained traction is Tesla Inc TSLA chairman Elon Musk.
A new report focuses on Musk and Starlink devices from his private company SpaceX.
What happened: musk pledged support to Ukraine Earlier this year, providing Starlink Internet services to residents of the country.
A new report Starlink outages are occurring in parts of Ukraine, according to the Financial Times, which has hampered Ukrainian soldiers’ fight against Russia.
Soldiers reported failures of communications equipment that helps provide news information and allows for constant communication.
According to the report, some of the sorties occurred as soldiers entered Russian-controlled areas. According to the Russian president, the regions mentioned in the report were a focus of counter-offensives Wladimir Putin she claimed last month.
Soldiers in areas not claimed by Russia have seen Starlink working well, leading to claims from Twitter users on Friday that certain regions have been seeing deliberate outages.
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“Poor coverage from FT. This article falsely claims that Starlink terminals and service have been paid for when only a small percentage has been paid. This operation has cost SpaceX $80 million and will surpass $100 million by the end of the year,” Musk tweeted.
Musk told a user on Twitter that he was in “regular contact” with the Ukraine digital manager Mikhail Fedorov.
SpaceX’s CEO has shared several times how much has been spent to help Ukraine.
“SpaceX’s own cost of activating and supporting Starlink in Ukraine to date is approximately $80 million. Our support for Russia is $0. Obviously, we’re pro-Ukraine,” Musk said previously.
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