Russia State TV Proposes Nuking Elon Musk's Satellites

A video of a Russian state TV host calling for Elon Musk's satellites to be nuked has gone viral on Twitter.

Host Vladimir Solovyov made these comments on his show, Evening with Vladimir Solovyov, on Monday, while speaking with Moscow State University Department of Global Politics professor Andrey Sidorov.

Around 20,000 of Musk's Starlink satellite units have been donated to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February. They play an important role in battlefield communication for Kyiv's forces.

Sidorov went on to warn Solovyov that the use of nuclear weapons, even in space could escalate the situation regarding the war on Ukraine.

The clip was posted on Tuesday by Anton Geraschchenko, who is an adviser to the Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Denys Monastyrsky.

The video clip has so far been viewed more than 120,000 times and was translated by Geraschenko to provide English subtitles.

"What if we hit something [with nuclear weapons]," Solovyov said.

Sidorov said he had heard comments like these before, to which Solovyov added: "No, to space, and goodbye, Elon Musk's group.

"In space as well, if we hit their satellites, that would also mean, so to say, war."

Solovyov answered: "And what is now? Is it peace?"

After a loud sigh, Sidorov said: "I mean, a large nuclear war... then they will just die, and we'll go to heaven."

Another clip, also shared by Geraschenko, showed the pair arguing over where Russia should be sending its missiles in Ukraine.

Solovyov said Russia needed to demonstrate the use of its hypersonic missiles to which Sidorov said Moscow already had.

Solovyov answered: "[Y]es, but we haven't demonstrated against the decision-making centers.

"There are several in Ukraine as well. At least two that we know of."

Sidorov replied:" In Ukraine, we will eventually demonstrate [missiles] on the example against the building of Bankova St. [the office of the president of Ukraine]."

Solovyov continued to argue for other locations to be targeted, including one in Lviv where he said there are "150 NATO officers" and another in Kyiv "where Zelensky and all those bastards sit."

Newsweek has contacted Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs for comment.

On Tuesday, U.S. President Joe Biden warned Russia against the use of nuclear weapons in the conflict with Ukraine.

The president was responding to a question from a reporter who asked about Russia's allegation that Ukraine was planning to deploy nuclear weapons or a "dirty bomb" on its own territory. Some Western officials have warned that Russia's accusation could be a pretext for Russian President Vladimir Putin's military to escalate the war against Ukraine.

"I spent a lot of time today talking about that," said Biden. "Let me just say: Russia would be making an incredibly serious mistake for it to use a tactical nuclear weapon.

"I'm not guaranteeing you that it's a false-flag operation yet, don't know. But it would be a serious, serious mistake," the president said.