# Fedorov publicly asks Musk for Starlink terminals

Date: 2022

On 26 February 2022, two days into Russia's full-scale invasion, Vice Prime Minister [Mykhailo Fedorov](/people/mykhailo-fedorov) publicly asked [Elon Musk](/people/elon-musk) to supply Ukraine with Starlink stations so the country could reach satellite internet. Musk replied the same day that Starlink service was active in Ukraine and that more terminals were on their way; they arrived within days.

## People

- Mykhailo Fedorov: https://factrail.ai/people/mykhailo-fedorov

## Sources

- https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-official-asks-elon-musk-starlink-stations-amid-russian-invasion-1682977
- https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/02/26/7326146/
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/elon-musk-ukraine-starlink-internet-b2024088.html
- https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/02/ukraine-asks-musk-for-starlink-terminals-as-russian-invasion-disrupts-broadband/

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/fedorov-asks-musk-for-starlink-2022-02-26