Elon Musk says SpaceX will keep paying for Ukraine's access to Starlink
that the piece"falsely claims that Starlink terminals [and] service were paid for, when only a small percentage have been." Based on SpaceX's letter thathad obtained, though, around 85 percent of the 20,000 terminals in Ukraine at the time were fully or partially funded by the US, the UK, Poland and other outside sources.
The Pentagon confirmed after knowledge of the letter became public that it's been discussing payments with SpaceX but that it's also been looking at potential alternatives. Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon's deputy press secretary,:"There's not just SpaceX, there are other entities that we can certainly partner with when it comes to providing Ukraine with what they need on the battlefield.
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