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Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a U.S. government satellite, the Pentagon said.

Russia recently launched a counter-space weapon capable of attacking U.S. satellites in low-earth orbit, Defense Department officials said Tuesday, and they stressed that the American military is "ready to protect and defend the domain" of space if necessary.

The US says it is ready to protect its interests

The Soyuz rocket was launched from Plesetsk on May 16 with a low-Earth orbit on at least nine satellites, official said.

The claim around the Russian weapon was made at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council

The Russian counter-space weapon launched on May 16 was deployed into the same orbit as a US government satellite, Pentagon spokesman Air Force Major General Pat Ryder told a press briefing.

Russia has reportedly launched a space weapon and placed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, according to the Pentagon. The Russian satellite, launched on May 16, is believed to be capable of attacking other satellites in low Earth orbit. Pentagon spokesman Air Force Major General Pat Ryder emphasized the USs readiness to protect its interests in space. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment, asserting that Russia acts in accordance with international law.

Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said. "Russia launched a satellite

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Russia has launched a likely space weapon and deployed it in the same orbit as a US government satellite, the Pentagon said.