1300 terminals have been disconnected: the Armed Forces excite satellite Internet Starlink, - CNN

The fears intensified last week, when 1300 military satellites suddenly switched off due to a debate on the financing of the project. Small and easy to use satellite plates made by a private space company SpaceX, recognized as a revolutionary source of communication in the Armed Forces. Technologies allow you to fight and be online, even when mobile networks and the Internet are destroyed, CNN said.

The high -ranking representative of the US Ministry of Defense spoke about continuing negotiations with SpaceX on the financing of Starlink's project in Ukraine. In October, Ilon Musk announced the continuation of the funding of the Ukrainian network Starlink. "Negotiations are very active. Everyone knows that we are going to pay them. The department wants to have written obligations, we are worried that he (Ilon Musk) will change his mind," the official said.

The last shutdown of the satellites was recorded on October 24. One of CNN interlocutors called it a "huge problem" for the Ukrainian military. According to him, the terminals were disconnected due to lack of funding. A block of 1300 terminals, which Ukraine purchased in March from the British company and used in the war zone, was switched off. "SpaceX was levied from the Ukrainian military for $ 2500 per month for connecting each unit. By September, prices increased to almost $ 20 million.

After all, the Armed Forces could no longer afford to pay for themselves," said a man informed about this issue. The high -ranking official confirmed the failure, calling the Internet Starlink a very important resource in the war with Russia. According to sources, the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine asked British colleagues to pay a monthly account for $ 3. 25 million until the terminals are completely disabled in October.

After the discussions in the ministries, they decided that military opportunities have a higher priority, said the British official. "We are considering and defining the priority of all new requests in terms of influencing Ukraine's support in protecting its people from Putin's invasion," he explained CNN. SpaceX sent a letter to the Pentagon in September stating that there were almost 20,000 Starlink terminals in Ukraine.

The majority bought at external funding - US governments, Poland and UK, it was the authorities of these countries who paid about 30% of their monthly connection account, said the company. How many terminals are exploited by the Ukrainian military, it is unknown, but the 1,300 pieces are disconnected, the interlocutors noted. We will remind that according to the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, there are more than 20 thousand terminals of Starlink in Ukraine.