Poland spent 481 million zloty on Starlink for Ukraine since 2022

Total funding amount since 2022

Since the start of the full-scale war, Poland has allocated over 480 million zloty to providing Ukraine with Starlink satellite internet. This was reported by the Ministry of Digitisation of Poland in response to a query from the publication Rzeczpospolita.

As noted, Warsaw covers the costs of both equipment procurement and subscription services. In total, nearly 30,000 terminals were purchased, and for many of them, the Polish side continues to cover the connection costs.

Breakdown of funds by year

Funding is provided from the Aid Fund. The expenditure details are distributed as follows:

• 202.3 million zloty was spent in 2022 and 2023;
• 120.5 million zloty in 2024;
• 132.7 million zloty last year;
• 25.5 million zloty in the current year as of the time the department provided its response.

The total amount is 481 million zloty. The ministry clarified that the 2026 data is provisional and reflects expenditure at the time of the query, rather than the annual summary.

Status of the current contract and prospects

The active agreement is for an amount of 143.3 million zloty and is valid until the end of December 2026. By the end of the year, Poland plans to spend a further over 100 million zloty on this project.

At present, no contracts have been signed for the following years. However, the department emphasised that this does not mean the cessation of funding. A decision on extending support will be made at the government level. As Rzeczpospolita adds, it is highly likely that Poland will continue to pay the subscription fee for Starlink for Ukrainian consumers next year.