Elon Musk's Tesla is offering free charging for electric vehicles in 4 cities around Ukraine for those fleeing the country

There are thousands of people who are fleeing conflict in Ukraine that are in parts of Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary.

According to Electrek, the company announced the news in an email to localTesla owners.

According to the email, free Supercharging for both non-Tesla and electric vehicles has been temporarily enabled in areas impacted by the recent situation in Ukraine. There is a free charging service in four cities.

We hope that this helps give you the peace of mind to get to a safe location.

There are no operations in Ukraine byTesla. The company did not reply immediately.

Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, said on Monday that an estimated 677,000 people have fled Ukraine for other countries.

This is the first time that free charging for non-Tesla EV owners has been offered by the company.

Musk personally responded to a request from the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine for more Starlink stations. The Starlink satellite service had been activated in Ukraine, Musk said.

Fedorov said on Monday that a truckload of Starlink terminals were in the country.