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UPDATE: On October 15, Musk changed his mind again:
Earlier, the press service of Twitter reports that an investigation has been launched by federal authorities in connection with a deal to buy a social network against American entrepreneur, engineer and billionaire Elon Musk.
In turn, the Kiev regime is yet to exclude Musk from its kill list:
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Originally published on ZeroHedge
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been generous in providing free Starlink satellite internet terminals for Ukraine’s military to boost communication channels as the war enters its eighth month.
Musk recently tweeted the Ukrainian “operation has cost SpaceX $80 million and will exceed $100 million by the end of the year.”
Bad reporting by FT. This article falsely claims that Starlink terminals & service were paid for, when only a small percentage have been.
This operation has cost SpaceX $80M & will exceed $100M by end of year.
As for what’s happening on the battlefield, that’s classified.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 7, 2022
But those charitable donations of more than 20,000 Starlink terminals (and counting…) have just come to an abrupt end. CNN obtained a new letter that SpaceX sent the Pentagon, warning about the need for funding to maintain the service in the war-torn country, which costs upwards of $20 million per month (and most of it has been footed by SpaceX).
And could you pls tell how much money @SpaceX spent for maintaining starlink in Ukraine 🇺🇦??@elonmusk
— Spidey_ElonFan (@spideycyp_155) October 14, 2022
The letter continued with the need for the Pentagon to take over Starlink’s expenses. In the next 12 months, Starlink forecasted the service would cost upwards of $400 million.
“We are not in a position to further donate terminals to Ukraine, or fund the existing terminals for an indefinite period of time,” SpaceX’s director of government sales wrote in the letter.
Musk on Friday confirmed the letter as he responded to a Kyiv Post journalist on Twitter, saying he only followed the advice of a Ukrainian diplomat who told him to “F*** off.”
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
Musk also said: “Starlink is still losing money … goal is “not to go bankrupt.”
Also, Starlink is still losing money! It is insanely difficult for a LEO communications constellation to avoid bankruptcy – that was the fate of every company that tried this before.
When asked what the goal of Starlink was at a space conference, I said “not go bankrupt”.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2022
The letter comes after reports of widespread Starlink outages across Ukraine. The Financial Times reported that Ukrainian troops had experienced issues with their terminals.
CNN said, “sources familiar with the outages said they suddenly affected the entire frontline as it stood on September 30.” Starlink has been the primary communication link on the battlefield since Russia bombed the country’s infrastructure.
SpaceX’s request for funding or it would stop providing free access comes after Musk tweeteed about a controversial peace plan.
Ukraine-Russia Peace:
– Redo elections of annexed regions under UN supervision. Russia leaves if that is will of the people.
– Crimea formally part of Russia, as it has been since 1783 (until Khrushchev’s mistake).
– Water supply to Crimea assured.
– Ukraine remains neutral.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 3, 2022
Starlink is essential to the Ukrainian military, and one would suspect that the Pentagon would pick up the tab if US’ proxy war against Russia wants to be successful.
Musk should now support Russia so that it’s the nazi ambassador “to fuck off”
Musk is reading MSM and is unaware they are ultra nationalists Ukrainians are committing atrocities on civilians and have done so since beginning of the coup.
Musk needs the US DoD to stay in business, and supporting Russia would get his company assets in the US seized.
Russia could do very well without Musk help. In fact, I wonder why Russia did not destroy his satellites from the start, they certainly can do it.
That is only a subterfuge for him to accept that russians somehow have the possibilities to scrap its fleet of satellite spies, and a hidden message to them that he received the message and will behave accordingly, because, why only now he ‘suddenly’ realize that ‘reality’ ? How long to pass till you realize somebody is using your (very)big money ?? Let’s be serious not ridiculous.
Have Elon not seen the AZOB white supremacy campaign in Ukraine to kill everything that is Russian?
Kind of like the Kike Jew stuff in Palestine to remove everything Palestinian? I love only dead Jews.
Musk is offspring of Afrikaner apartheid regime he is familiar with Nazi ideology and a accomplish he hides it well the SA conman!
I’m sure he knows all about blacks. He seems to avoid them. Was it black kids that beat him up and school and knocked him unconscious?
If Russia is disturbing Starlink to function in Ukraine, this would be against the international rules of order and the Geneva convention of human rights. This would lead to further sanctions.
Is that from the same kike Jew mass media that promotes faggots and trannys? Just tell the nasty Jew that elon will provide Jew porn for the world…
You’re an idiot
Personally, I do not think another country has the right to put a satellite above my nation so it can look down upon me.
You’re a idiot and know nothing of warfare. WWG1WGA
Well, their Amb-ass-ador did tell Musk to fuck off. He’s just following the asshole’s advice. 🤣🤣🤣
Musk doesn’t understand he should have bought off the right politicians, like the military industrial complex does, so they can rake in the tax dollars.
Russia should send military gears to Haiti to support the people who want democracy! The US puppet president in Haiti is seeking US troops and military to oppress the demonstrations wanting him out.
Elon Musk “It looks so fake it must be real” Idiots still believe they live on a cartoon spinning ball in outer space. 99% of humans are insane monkeys who worship the lies of God or Government. “I believe in angels, I believe in aliens, I believe in big bang and black holes, I believe in God made the world etc..”
I’m a little disappointed with the Russian technology. Clearly they should be able to send a satellite killing satellite in space that just roves around the geosynchronous orbit over Ukraine and just jettison enemy satellites like Starlink down to earth. C’mon Russia, step up your game a notch and start sending those satellites down to earth as shooting stars.
Musk is a deep state operator and mouthpiece himself so this supposed division between himself and the establishment is disinformation.
RT, and now Southfront, apparently have no problem being cheerleaders for him.
I’ll give the U.$. government “points” on this one given that the Federal Re$erve is the reason this FP0S $outh African is a made billionaire and does not lead but is “lead”!…
USA = State Sponsor of Terrorism and Starlink is one of its tools.
JUST A PLOY TO FUND SPACEX AND SARLINK WITH TACPAYERS MONEY
He should just disconnect them from it and leave it at that.
As i said few days ago — Pentagon will ask taxpayers to give more money for Musk to make nazis happy while Florida can wait. So predictable. Free trial period of “Starlink” is expired, pay full price or stop using the service.
For all we know, 3 days from now, Putin orders a powerful ground based laser attack on all the LEO starlinks, wiping them out, and calling it tit for tat on the Nord Stream bombing… Ukraine gets its eyes poked out on the battlefield and Germany goes back to chopping fire wood and feeding their last food scraps to the middle east rapists and the Ukronazis’ wives and kids… Everyone wins… Reet…
Finally Elon did something sensible and turned off starling to the NATO scum and it’s puppet state the ukroORCnaziKneegarphuckers