During a recent briefing, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby denied that the U.S. military had a hand in assisting Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk in his efforts to send Starlink satellite kits to Ukraine, which is currently at war with Russia. Kirby’s comments were in response to a question about whether Musk had had help from the Pentagon when he successfully sent Starlink kits to the besieged country.
“There is no help from us that I know of,” Kirby said. Asked if Starlink’s internet connection had had any effect on helping Ukrainians gain a tactical advantage in the war, the Pentagon spokesman simply said that such topics “are really for Ukrainians to talk about.” However, Kirby stressed that “the US military and I know we have no part in this.”
Kirby’s comments for Starlink are around 30:00.
Despite comments from the Pentagon spokesman, Elon Musk’s Starlink shipment to Ukraine was widely praised by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov. In a recent Twitter update, the official said the satellite Internet system was helping to keep the country’s cities connected amid pressure from the Russian invasion.
Fedorov even asked Musk if he had any ideas how to keep starlink functional even if the Russians attack Ukraine’s infrastructure. Musk suggested that solar panels and batteries would be the perfect solution, even if there is an eclipse. The Ukrainian welcomed the proposal before announcing it Starlink “will save many lives”.
Musk Starlink’s delivery to Ukraine was originally requested by Fedorov last weekend, with the official saying satellite Internet kits would be invaluable in the ongoing conflict. It took Musk about ten hours to respond, although he later said the terminals were on their way to the country. The Ukrainian official later shared a photo of the Starlink truck kits just about 48 hours after Musk’s initial response on Twitter. Later tests in the country showed that the satellite Internet system delivers speeds of up to 200 Mbps.
Although the supply of Musk Starlink to Ukraine was widely praised by many, it was met with extreme criticism from the head of the Russian space agency Dmitry Rogozin. Through Russia today, the head of Roscosmos said that “When Russia realizes its highest national interests in Ukraine, Elon Musk appears with his Starlink, which was previously declared purely civilian … Look, he chose the country. I don’t even blame him personally. This is the West, which we should never trust, “Rogozin said said.
Musk, in response on Twitter, brazenly said he had sent Starlink kits to Ukraine as the country experienced strange Internet outages. And because SpaceX could help, his private space company did. “The civil Internet in Ukraine was experiencing strange interruptions – maybe bad weather. “So SpaceX is helping to fix it,” Musk said wrote.
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The Pentagon denies involvement in the delivery of Elon Musk Starlink to Ukraine
