Elon Musk Delivers Starlink To Ukraine In Less Than 48 Hours

Ukraine took delivery of the Starlink terminals less than 48 hours after SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said that the service had been enabled in Ukraine to help with internet outages caused by Russia's invasion and hacking.

On Monday evening, about 10:00 p.m. in Ukraine, Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov tweeted a photo of a truckload of Starlink terminals, confirming that they had arrived.

Musk replied, "You are most welcome."

After Fedorov reached out to Musk on Twitter on Saturday, Musk stated Starlink was operational in Ukraine and that terminals were on their way.

Starlink was running in Ukraine on Monday evening, according to Oleg Kutkov, a Kyiv-based engineer, with download speeds of 1...

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