Janusz Cieszyński, the government’s plenipotentiary for cyber security said that Poland has already donated over more than 10,000 Starlink terminals to Ukraine, allowing to deliver the internet to places where it could not function normally.

Cieszyński attended the international conference ‘Post War Innovative Transformation of Ukraine’ in Lublin on Thursday, during which an IT training programme was inaugurated for some 30,000 refugee women from Ukraine temporarily staying in Poland.

“We are very happy that we also have the opportunity to give them some additional skills and when the war is over, they can return to Ukraine with these new skills”, said Cieszyński.

The government’s Plenipotentiary for Cyber Security pointed out that Poland is trying to support Ukraine’s fight for freedom in various ways on an ongoing basis.

“Poland has already provided Ukraine with more than 10,000 Starlink terminals, which allow to deliver the internet to places where it could not function under normal conditions due to the fact that now sometimes there is no access to electricity. We are working all the time precisely so that the Internet, which has become a medium almost as important as electricity, gas or water, is available everywhere, even in places where only a few days ago Russian troops were stationed and the Ukrainians have only just managed to reclaim the area”, explained Cieszynski.

Starlink terminals help Ukrainian soldiers to operate drones, receive important intelligence information and communicate with each other in areas where there are no other secure networks. The compact systems, which combine a small antenna with a 35cm terminal, also provide internet to Ukrainian NGOs and civilians and support infrastructure across the country.

Arkadiusz Slomczynski