Ukraine received another 5 thousand Starlink terminals from the Polish government - Fedorov
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Ukraine has received another 5,000 Starlink terminals from Poland, some of which are intended for communication on the front line and for use at critical infrastructure facilities. This brings Poland's contribution to 19.5 thousand units in Ukraine.
Ukraine has received a batch of 5 thousand Starlink devices from Poland. Starlink devices, some of which are to provide uninterrupted communication in the frontline territories. Critical infrastructure facilities will also receive the devices. This was reported is reported by UNN with reference to the telegram page of the Minister of of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov.
Ukraine has received another 5,000 Starlinks from Poland. We are sending some of the terminals to ensure uninterrupted communication in the frontline areas. The terminals will also be used for critical infrastructure
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It is also noted that today there are about 47 thousand "starlinks" in Ukraine, which the state thanks to agreements between the Ministry of Digital Transformation and international donors and partners. According to the Deputy Prime Minister, Poland provided the largest amount of them - 19.5 thousand.
I would like to thank the Government and the Ministry of Digitalization of Poland, as well as the National Institute of Communications for their strong support in ensuring communication in Ukraine.
Context
StarLink is a project to manufacture and launch small satellites for distributing the Internet in hard-to-reach places, as well as a platform satellite Internet platform of SpaceX, which is owned by American businessman Elon Musk.
The first batch of StarLink satellite Internet of StarLink satellite internet stations arrived in Ukraine on February 28, 2022. In April of the same year, Starlink started work on opening a representative office in Ukraine. Also in Ukraine, the following restrictions were lifted restrictions on using the Internet through Starlink terminals for all citizens and legal entities.
Starlink terminals are mostly imported to Ukraine centrally - they are received and distributed by the Ministry of Digital Transformation.
As UNN reported, in February this year, it was reported that the American company SpaceX took measures to prevent the use of the Ukrainian military the Starlink satellite Internet service to control drones in the region in the war with Russia.
It was also also indicated that the US authorities had spoken with SpaceX founder Elon Musk regarding the use of Starlink satellite internet in Ukraine.
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