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　　According to CNN, Musk said on the 17th local time that SpaceX has withdrawn its previous request to the Pentagon to pay for the operating costs of the "Starlink" project in Ukraine. .

Musk replied to a Twitter user on the 17th that "SpaceX has withdrawn the funding application."↓

　　The Twitter user he responded to previously retweeted a report from the American Political News Network and @ Musk, the report said, "According to two US officials, the Pentagon is considering using funds to supply arms and equipment to Ukraine. , pay for SpaceX's 'Starlink' satellite network service - the 'Starlink' project has been the lifeline of Ukraine (in crisis)."↓

　　Earlier, some media broke that Musk’s SpaceX company wrote to the Pentagon in September, saying that the company could not afford the operating costs of the “Star Chain” project in Ukraine, and asked the U.S. military to “pay” for it. Musk then confirmed the request. The U.S. Pentagon responded on the 14th local time, confirming that the Biden administration has been communicating with SpaceX about the operation and cost of the “Starlink” project in Ukraine.

　　After the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, SpaceX's manufacturing of the "Starlink" system terminal has always been an important means of communication for the Ukrainian military. According to CNN, about 20,000 Starlink terminals have been donated to Ukraine so far. According to Musk, there are currently 25,000 “Starlink” terminals running in Ukraine.