Shoigu Confirms Russia Successfully Tested Anti-Satellite System

Daniyal Sohail Published November 16, 2021 | 06:55 PM

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed successful testing of the anti-satellite system by Russia, stating that "it precisely struck an old satellite."

VORONEZH (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th November, 2021) Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu confirmed successful testing of the anti-satellite system by Russia, stating that "it precisely struck an old satellite."

"We have really tested a successful promising system.

It precisely struck an old satellite," Shoigu said, answering journalists' questions during a working trip to the troops of the Western Military District in the Voronezh Region.

The fragments of the old satellite formed during the testing of the anti-satellite system do not pose any threat to space activities, Shoigu added.