⁍ US Space Command said Thursday that it has evidence that Russia tested a space-based anti-satellite weapon last week.

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⁍ ‘The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that we raised concerns about earlier this year,’ Gen. John Raymond, the commander of US Space Command, said in a statement.

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⁍ Raymond revealed in February tha a pair of Russian satellites, Cosmos 2542 and 2543, were shadowing a US spy satellite, specifically USA 245, also known as KH-11.

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– “The way I picture it, in my mind, is like Russian nesting dolls,” US Space Command chief Gen. John Raymond told Time back in February. He’s referring to two Russian satellites, Cosmos 2542 and 2543, that were monitoring a US spy satellite known as USA 245, or KH-11. “We view this behavior as unusual and disturbing,” Raymond said, adding that “it has the potential to create a dangerous situation in space.” On Thursday, US Space Command said it has evidence that Russia conducted an anti-satellite weapon test last week, the Guardian reports. “The Russian satellite system used to conduct this on-orbit weapons test is the same satellite system that we raised concerns about earlier this year, when Russia maneuvered near a US government satellite,” Raymond said in a statement. In April, Russia tested an anti-satellite missile, US Space Command said.