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According to Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder, a Russian satellite fired into low-Earth orbit on May 16 is believed to be a weapon presumably capable of attacking other satellites operating in that orbital range.
The missile barrage, which Kharkiv regional governor Oleh Synehubov said was carried out using advanced Russian S-400 air defence systems, left a trail of destruction in the riverside city located just 23 miles from the Russian border.
The controversy began after The Times of London published a report citing unnamed Slovak authorities claiming an assassination attempt had been made on Prime Minister Robert Fico.
According to Russian defence ministry statements, their Buk-M3 and Tor-M2 surface-to-air missile batteries successfully engaged and destroyed three Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles being operated by Ukrainian forces near the cities of Bakhmut and Avdiivka over the last few days.
The Prosecutor General's Office reportedly filed a lawsuit earlier this month with the Meshchansky District Court in Moscow against Khodorkovsky, Lebedev and the defunct Siberian Leasing Company. Initial hearings are scheduled for May 27.
However, the U.S. and allies said the Russian text was an attempt at "diplomatic gaslighting" meant to distract from Moscow's own behavior that could lead to the weaponization of space.
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas recently directed state processors like Indian Oil Corp, Bharat Petroleum Corp and Hindustan Petroleum Corp to coordinate with Reliance Industries Ltd, India's largest private refiner.
Last week, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration announced it had successfully conducted a subcritical nuclear test at its PULSE facility in Nevada.
While Germany has not made any final decisions, the sources said Berlin is unlikely to oppose the plan outright before leaders of the Group of Seven nations meet in mid-June 2024.
The ruling was handed down by a military court in Rostov-on-Don, according to a statement from Russia's Investigative Committee released on Tuesday.
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