Russia Threatens To Shoot Down Western Commercial Satellites That Aid Ukraine

RT: Russia threatens to strike US space infrastructure 

Orbital facilities used to help Ukraine could become legitimate targets, a Foreign Ministry official has said Western space satellites being used to aid Ukrainian forces could become legitimate targets for Russian strikes, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow warned on Monday. 

Speaking to reporters, the ministry’s director for nonproliferation and arms control, Vladimir Ermakov, claimed that the US and its allies are helping Ukraine in ways which go “beyond the harmless use of space technologies.” 

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Update #1: Russia Threatens To Shoot Down Western Satellites (Newsweek)  

Update #2: Russia threatens to shoot down Western commercial satellites used to help Ukraine (Ukrainska Pravda)  

WNU Editor: Russian hardliners have been calling for such measures (i.e. shooting down Western commercial satellites that aid Ukraine) for the past year. This is the first official announcement from a Russian government official that they will target Western satellites if they are providing aid to Ukraine.

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