Pentagon funds SpaceX's Starlink internet in Ukraine.

The Pentagon has signed a contract to provide SpaceX's Starlink satellite internet service in Ukraine, after Elon Musk threatened to terminate access unless the US government paid for it. The cost of the contract and when it was signed remain undisclosed. Starlink has become a lifeline for Ukraine since Russia's invasion in early 2022. SpaceX had previously cast the provision of terminals as a humanitarian gesture, and has offered Starlink to other countries after disasters.