Germany To Fund 10,000 Starlink Satellite Terminals For Ukraine

Germany will fund the purchase of 20 million euros ($21.8 million) worth of Starlink satellite terminals for Ukraine, Kyiv's minister of digital transformation said, Teele Rebane reported for CNN.

Photo Insert: A third of the Starlink terminals will benefit the Ukrainian armed forces directly, noting the expanded internet access will also help the Ukrainian people.

“Expressed my gratitude to the German people for a new batch of 10,000 Starlinks, which we’ll get next month,” Mykhailo Fedorov said in a Telegram post.

The small, easy-to-use satellite dishes made by Elon Musk’s private rocket company SpaceX have been universally hailed as a game-changing source of communication for Ukraine’s military, allowing it to fight and stay online even as cellular phone and internet networks have been destroyed in its war with Russia. 

Germany's Foreign Ministry said a third of the terminals will benefit the Ukrainian armed forces directly, noting the expanded internet access will also help the Ukrainian people.

“Real-time communication allows Ukrainian soldiers to coordinate their defense of their homeland and better protect themselves against Russian attacks,” the ministry said in a statement.

“Internet access is a lifeline for local people and allows the rest of the world to know what is happening in Ukraine."

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