VEON chief says 5 million users in Ukraine connecting to internet via Starlink

VEON

02/03/2026 11:27

Barcelona, March 2 (Reuters) - There are 5 million users in Ukraine connecting to the internet via Space X's Starlink satellites through the VEON group's subsidiary Kyivstar, VEON CEO Kaan Terzioglu said on Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.

The previous known number of Starlink users in Ukraine was 3 million.

 (Reporting by Joan Faus; Writing by David Latona; Editing by Charlie Devereux)

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