# Can Starlink help Ukraine stop Russian missiles?

https://mins.news/en/video/74837

- DW News, 2026-09-26 02:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_0yQxUSUKY

> With Ukraine’s Patriot interceptors running low, Finnish President Alexander Stubb wants Elon Musk to expand Starlink so Ukraine can target Russian missile launchers before they fire. Aerospace security expert Clayton Swope considers whether the idea could work.

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