Elon Musk to Ukraine, After SpaceX Terminals Arrive: 'You Are Most Welcome'

[Anta Assamey]

A light trail left by SpaceX Starlight satellites over Uruguay last year.MARIANA SUAREZ/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGES

Elon Musk acknowledged that SpaceX delivered to Ukraine terminals that connect to the company's Starlink satellite-based internet service.

Over the weekend, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., which Mr. Musk founded, said the service would be available in Ukraine, and he promised to deliver more terminals. On Monday, Mykhailo Fedorov, the minister of digital transformation for Ukraine, said in a tweet that Starlink terminals had arrived. He posted a photograph to Twitter that appeared to show boxes for the devices in a truck and thanked Mr. Musk.

“You are most welcome,” Mr. Musk responded.

SpaceX didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. SpaceX has been building out its Starlink service, which uses a fleet of satellites to provide high-speed broadband service in markets around the globe. It wasn't clear how SpaceX got the terminals into Ukraine.

"I wish I could say more," Mr. Musk told trade publication SpaceNews. "But, yeah, I was thinking the same thing. Strange that SpaceX can do this.”

[Anta Assamey]

Great Job... Elon Musk...