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Ukraine has learned to strike at Russia without Starlink. A Ukrainian company, Fire Point, has developed technologies that allow its long-range systems to carry out combat missions without SpaceX's satellite communication. This refers to strikes against targets in Russia and in the occupied territories - Irina Terekh, in an interview with Reuters. According to her, the systems were initially designed to complete a mission without an external signal, using autonomous navigation: "We found a way to technologically overcome this problem, but this likely only covers 15-20% of what we could do if Starlink were operating over Russia," The head of Fire Point also announced that this month, Ukraine for the first time used the Fire Point FP-7 tactical ballistic missile in combat. This missile has a range of approximately 300 km and can be used to destroy Russian "Iskander" launch systems. These systems are capable of changing position before slower attack drones can reach them and according to Terekh, this is cheaper than using Patriot interceptors. "We want an alliance with America where the rules are known in advance, so that the question of whether we are allowed to defend ourselves does not arise every few weeks depending on someone's mood,"