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Following his recommendation. i e, the recommendation to leave ukraine. so confirmation there of our reporting. elon musk also tweeting that they're spending around $20 million a month on star link in ukraine. i should note, however, i can't see those tweets any more. elon musk has blocked me on twitter. so this crusader of free speech on twitter, the potential next owner of twitter, has now blocked me for reporting that he is not contesting himself. >> i saw that you were blocked there on twitter. clearly a reporting has hit a nerve. alex marquardt, we appreciate your time and your great repo...

Satellite internet terminals called star link. made by spacex, the rocket and satellite company founded by elon musk. according to spacex, there are around 20,000 star link terminals in ukraine. and they've been vital for soldiers' communication and flying drones and artillery targeting. >> it is the strike against russian positions. >> reporter: star link arrived in ukraine as the war started, earning musk global praise and thanks. now cnn has obtained documents showing that spacex is one part of a large international effort getting star link to ukraine's front lines, but now seven months int...

Spent almost $100 million and, quote, we are not in a position to further donate terminals to ukraine or fund the existing terminals for annin deaf in the period of time. and they asked that pentagon pick up the tab, $124 million for the rest of 2022, a rate that would translate to close to $400 million for next year. >> spacex is not a charity and they're losing a lot of money right now as a business. so i'm sure that they're trying to recoup some of the costs. >> reporter: spacex's request came after the commanding general wrote in july directly to musk. the letter obtained by cnn. star link...

Them as an evil empire or imploring gorbachev to tear down this wall. >> and i think it is an important technical role for the united states which is to inhibit the iranian regime's ability to quell the protests, and cut off iran from the rest of the world and prevent iranians from communicating from one another and the rest of the world. so technically i think it is an important role for the united states. >> star link is available for use if they can get those platforms into that country. thank you very much. always good to see you. and that's going to do it for me today. hallie jackson pi...

So the united states, washington, has looked at this and thought, it is time to ease those restrictions, has responded to demands, and this means that now the doors open for tech companies tojump in means that now the doors open for tech companies to jump in and means that now the doors open for tech companies tojump in and offer a way for iranians to be able to share what is going on in their country and continued to mitigating with each other as the protests continue across the country. specifically this opens the door for a company like starling, elon musk�*s internet satellite system, an...