Such repercussions, including risks to its own space systems, could steer Moscow away from deploying or using such a weapon, analysts said. Weapon would have multiple targetsThe intelligence findings were shown to the AP on condition that the services involved were not identified and the news organization was not able to independently verify the findings' conclusions. The thousands of low-orbiting satellites have been pivotal for Ukraine's survival against Russia's full-scale invasion, now in its fourth year. “It definitely feels like a weapon of fear, looking for some kind of deterrence or something,” he said. Using such a weapon “would effectively cut off space for them as well,” Samson said.

Source: The Telegraph December 22, 2025 10:24 UTC