Documents: SpaceX told the Pentagon it can’t donate more Starlink terminals to Ukraine or keep funding the service there, asking the Pentagon to provide funding (Alex Marquardt/CNN)

CNN:
Sources: 1,300 Starlink units in Ukraine went offline over funding issues, as SpaceX negotiates with US DoD despite Musk’s claims to keep funding the units  —  Ukraine’s fears that its troops  may lose access to Elon Musk’s crucial Starlink internet service deepened in the past week …

Ashley Capoot / CNBC:
Elon Musk claims SpaceX will “just keep funding Ukraine govt for free” even though the Starlink service is still losing money  —  – Elon Musk said in a tweet Saturday that his company SpaceX would continue to fund Starlink satellite internet terminals for the Ukrainian government as it battles invading Russian forces.

Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
SpaceX gets FCC approval to deploy up to 7,500 next-generation Starlink internet satellites in low Earth orbit; SpaceX had applied for nearly 30K satellites  —  – The FCC issued a key authorization to Elon Musk’s SpaceX, granting approval to launch up to 7,500 of its next-generation Starlink internet satellites.

NBC News:
US public school districts in seven states are piloting or have introduced Starlink internet access to rural students’ homes, as some question the affordability  —  SpaceX’s Starlink aims to expand rural communication from space  —  CUBA, New Mexico — Tech magnate Elon Musk’s satellite …

Michael Sheetz / CNBC:
SpaceX announces Starshield, expanding Starlink for military and government applications, initially focusing on imagery, communications, and “hosted payloads”  —  – Elon Musk’s SpaceX is expanding its Starlink satellite technology into military applications with a new business line called Starshield.

Karl Vick / TIME:
Iranian activists smuggle Starlink receivers into the country for a backup internet, citing “no Starlink donation” from SpaceX nor US government participation  —  Starlink receivers have begun to arrive inside Iran, smuggled into the country in hopes of providing a backup internet …