Details of the contract remain undisclosed but Musk's SpaceX is not footing the bill.
However, as the combat drew longer, Musk's patience began running out, and the humanitarian goals were overshadowed by the costs involved.In October last year, Musk publicly expressed concern about the money it was taking to keep the services open in the country and even threatened to stop the services in the region.
In December, the Department of Defense confirmed that the U.S. would provide satellite communications in the war-torn nation but had not confirmed that Elon Musk's company would get the contract. The Pentagon has not revealed any details of how many terminals they are funding or how many of these will be provided to the Ukrainian military.
The latter has become a bone of contention between SpaceX and Ukraine after the satellite services were also allegedly used for offensive operations. According to an, SpaceX has begun geofencing its services and does not allow using its terminals over Russian-occupied territories inside Ukraine, over water, or when the terminal is moving faster than 62 miles an hour.
Interestingly though, Starlink is also looking to serve the communications needs of militaries around the globe through its
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