The tycoon reverses his earlier decision to stop funding a vital internet service for Ukraine.
Ukraine says it helped to reboot key infrastructure after Russian attacks.
And on Friday he tweeted: "SpaceX is not asking to recoup past expenses, but also cannot fund the existing system indefinitely". That move drew strong criticism.Image source,The Starlink programme costs $20m per month to maintain, according to Mr Musk. He recently said SpaceX had spent $80m so far to keep Ukraine online.
Moscow recently declared four more Ukrainian regions to be part of Russia, following so-called referendums denounced as fraudulent by Kyiv and its Western allies. Russia does not fully control any of the four regions.
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