Russia Says Western, Satellites Could Be Considered, Legitimate Targets . On October 16, a Russian Foreign Ministry official warned that Russia could shoot down Western commercial satellites used to aid Ukraine's war efforts.
According to 'Newsweek', Russian state news agency Tass originally reported that these Western satellites could be considered legitimate targets for retaliatory strikes. . Vladimir Ermakov, head of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, reportedly didn't detail which companies' satellites would be targeted. . 'Newsweek' reports that Elon Musk's SpaceX provided Starlink satellites to provide Ukraine with internet service.
We have consistently drawn the attention of the international community to this dangerous trend, which goes beyond the harmless use of space technology, clearly manifested during the events in Ukraine, Vladimir Ermakov, Head of the Foreign Ministry's Department for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, via 'Newsweek'.
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