Ministry of Defense: Russia conducted tests, as a result of which the device “Tselina-d” was hit 
the inoperative Russian spacecraft Tselina-d, which had been in orbit since 1982, was struck. This was reported to “Lenta.ru” in the press service of the Ministry of Defense.
According to the department, the fragments formed after the defeat of anti-satellite weapons do not pose a threat to satellites and space activities. “The fragments have been included in the main catalog of the domestic space control system and immediately taken for support until they cease to exist. Tests similar to those carried out by Russia have already been carried out in outer space by the United States, China and India, “the Defense Ministry recalled.
It is also noted that the Russian Defense Ministry is carrying out planned activities to strengthen defense capabilities, which excludes” the possibility of sudden damage security of the country in space and on the ground by existing and promising foreign space assets. ”
Earlier, an official representative of the US State Department said that Russian tests of anti-satellite weapons in space were reckless. He stressed that allegedly due to such tests of Russia in space, more than 1,500 debris and hundreds of thousands of fragments of smaller debris appeared, which threaten the interests of all countries.