Russia has issued a new warning Thursday aimed at the United States at a moment Moscow-appointed officials appear to be retreating from tge southern city of Kherson as it comes under increased Ukrainian shelling. 

The Associated Press reports of the new Kremlin warning as follows, "Amid the battles, Russia issued a warning that the United States could be drawn into the conflict, adding it could target Western commercial satellites used for military purposes in support of Ukraine."

The statement came from the deputy chief of the Russian Foreign Ministry's arms control and nonproliferation department, Konstantin Vorontsov, who said "Quasi-civilian infrastructure could be a legitimate target for retaliation."