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Ukraine Starlink expansion efforts

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Ukrainian officials and international leaders are advocating for the expansion of Starlink satellite internet coverage to assist in military operations. Finnish President Alexander Stubb appealed to SpaceX owner Elon Musk to extend coverage into Russian territory and occupied parts of Ukraine, arguing it would allow Ukrainian forces to target Russian ballistic missile launchers. This capability is viewed as a potential way to mitigate the impact of Russian strikes amid shortages of air defense systems. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the President’s Cabinet, emphasized that enhanced Starlink and Starshield capabilities are essential for repelling attacks and targeting missile systems used against civilians. The Kremlin has cautioned that using the service for strikes deep within Russian territory would be a “very disastrous, potentially dangerous and ill-considered step,” according to spokesperson Dmitry Peskov. In more recent warnings, the Kremlin described such use as a “very harmful, potentially dangerous and reckless step.” In response to Western satellite technology, Russia is accelerating the development of its own satellite system, Rassvet, intended to serve as a domestic alternative. Concurrently, Ukraine is preparing for potential winter disruptions to its communications and internet infrastructure. Following Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centers, centers between September 23 and 25—which affected providers such as UTELS, MiroHost, and DATAGROUP—Prime Minister Serhii Koretsky noted that the Ukrainian government is preparing for a “worst-case scenario” by distributing critical internet implementing measures to protect data centers and mobile communications infrastructure across underground, cloud-based, and foreign locations networks to ensure connectivity.

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