The boss of Tesla and SpaceX, the famous billionaire Elon Musk, who marked 2022 with the purchase of Twitter, It may have become the target of Russia. The satellites that Elon Musk sent into space for many reasons seem to have disturbed Russia.

A few years ago, Elon Musk sent a series of Starlink satellites into space. A diplomat of the Russian government said in a statement that these satellites that they can see as a threat stated. Let’s go through the details of the statement together.

‘Civil satellites could become a legitimate target for retaliation’

In a statement by Russian diplomat Konstantin Vorontosov on Sept. 12, referring to Starlink, which provides broadband access in Ukraine. It is argued that civilian satellites can be legitimate military targets. The description is exactly as follows:

“We want to highlight an extremely dangerous trend that goes beyond the harmless use of space technologies and that has become apparent during the events in Ukraine. That is, the use of civilian elements, including commercial and infrastructure, in space for military purposes by the United States and its allies. Our colleagues do not seem to be aware that such actions actually involve indirect participation in military conflicts. The quasi-civilian infrastructure could become a legitimate target for retaliation.”

The Russian official said in a statement to the United Nations Open Working Group on Reducing Space Threats to Civilian Satellites “may become a legitimate target for retaliation” states. What do you think? Please don’t forget to share your thoughts with us in the comments.