Outer space and space debris in the context of the russian-ukrainian armed conflict: realities, analyses, conclusions

The armed conflict between Russia and Ukraine has aroused the attention of the international community in view of all kinds of consequences. The article discusses the issue of war from the perspective of what is called space warfare. It summarizes the possible motivations for the current war in Ukraine, considering Russia's geopolitical movements. The article defines, through a review of theory, actions conducted in space warfare. With this theoretical basis, the article raises Russian capabilities to execute such a war in space. From information gathering in public domain sources, it highlights facts of the current conflict related to the actions of this type of warfare. Finally, the article points out some geopolitical implications of the war in the case of the use of anti-satellite weapons and the generation of space debris. The main conclusions indicate that there are concrete space warfare actions, as well as warn about the geopolitical consequences in the event of the use of destructive anti-satellite weapons