"In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes and millions of dollars a month in free service at the beginning of the war," the post reads.

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[–] 55 points 1 day ago (5 children)

In hindsight, it was a mistake for SpaceX to send (Ukraine) thousands of free Starlink dishes

It was a mistake for Ukraine to accept them too, if you ask me. Becoming dependent on a mercurial neo-Nazi like Musk is not a smart idea. But I guess needs must when the devil drives.

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  • [–] 30 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

    There isn't any alternative. It was either to take it from Musk or to struggle without communication and die.

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  • [–] 17 points 23 hours ago

    In war, even a short lived advantage, is still an advantage.

    They didn't become solely reliant on it, they still use fiber drones and other lower bandwidth rf alternatives.

    They were smart in their application and have politicized the waiver starlink support very effectively.

    Overall I believe they've done a fantastic job adapting to their available options. Semper Gumby.

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