The statement followed Ukrainian reports this week that Starlink terminals were found on long-range drones used in Russian attacks.
Ukrainian officials said Russia may have used the system to guide drones that struck a passenger train on Tuesday.
"Within hours of reports that Russian drones equipped with Starlink connectivity were operating over Ukrainian cities, the Ministry of Defense team promptly contacted SpaceX and proposed concrete ways to resolve the issue," Ukraine's Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov wrote on X.
"Western technologies must continue to support the democratic world and protect civilians—not be used for terror and the destruction of peaceful cities," he added.
He voiced gratitude to "SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell and personally to Elon Musk for their swift response and for immediately beginning work on a solution."
He said Musk’s rapid decision to activate Starlink and deliver the first terminals to Ukraine at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion was critical to the country’s resilience.
Ukraine’s military relies on tens of thousands of Starlink terminals for battlefield communications and some drone operations, the Reuters news agency reported.
Federov last year thanked Polish authorities for funding Starlink terminals for use in Ukraine, saying the support helped civilians stay connected.
“Thanks to this, Ukrainians can call loved ones or summon an ambulance even in the toughest conditions,” he wrote at the time.
(gs)
Source: PAP, Reuters, Ukrinform