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A more appropriate comparison would be if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist.

And, well, would you expect the state to proactively assign military protection details to such people?

No. They would have their own body guards, and maybe a police protection if needed. But not army.

The spy and counterspy agency would probably investigate, but they are not going to post a flak cannon next to each Starlink base station.

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> if Russian agents assassinated a local industrialist

Funny you mention that - Russia has tried at least once going back as far as 2024[1]. State security services intervened.

> US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode.

> When the Americans learned of the effort, they informed Germany, whose security services were then able to protect Papperger and foil the plot. A high-level German government official confirmed that Berlin was warned about the plot by the US.

[1] https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/11/politics/us-germany-foiled-ru...

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Exactly.

Secret Squirrels will obviously keep track of who wants to blow up Starlink, but they will not interfere unless it makes sense for the country.

Completely different than parking a tank preventively in front of each base station. Or even just a police car.

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