Defense Ministry chief Sergei Shoigu said the promising Russian system hit the target following testing, RF Defense Ministry reports.
According to him, the resulting fragments do not represent a threat to space activities. & nbsp;
“ We have indeed successfully tested a prospective system. He hit the old satellite with jewelry, '' Shoigu noted.
Recall that the US Army made a statement that the Soviet Cosmos-1408 satellite was the target of anti-satellite weapons tests allegedly carried out by Russia. The United States believes that Russia shot down a spacecraft, which created a field of space debris.
The State Duma & nbsp; replied that such statements & nbsp; are not & nbsp; true, Russia is not engaged in the militarization of space.