Russia threatens to strike three UK areas as Putin crony points ‘sleep effectively’ warning
Russia’s defence ministry has issued a direct threat to strike British targets in London, Leicester and Suffolk, listing alleged drone production facilities as potential targets
Ex-Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned Western leaders to take the threat seriously(Image: Getty Images)
Russia has today issued a direct threat to strike British targets in London, Leicester and Suffolk.
Vladimir Putin’s defence ministry has released the locations of what it claims are production facilities supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with military equipment used against Russian territory. Three of these alleged sites are located in England, including one at the site of an American air base.
Additional locations have been identified across various European countries. The Kremlin alleges that this move is “increasingly drawing these countries into war with Russia“. Senior Kremlin official and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has warned Western leaders to take the threat seriously, stating it should be “taken literally.
“The list of European facilities which make drones [and] other equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian armed forces,” he cautioned. “When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners!”
Medvedev currently serves as Putin’s deputy on the Russian Security Council. The list includes what appears to be Ukrainian missile manufacturer Fire Point, with an alleged address in Mildenhall, Suffolk, which also happens to be the location of an RAF base.
This base functions as a crucial hub for the US air force. Alleged addresses in London and Leicester were also listed.
“The leadership of several European countries, amid mounting losses and a worsening shortage of manpower in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, decided to increase the production and supply of UAVs to Ukraine for strikes on Russian territory,” announced the Russian defence ministry.
“A significant increase in UAV production for the Kyiv regime is planned through increased funding for Ukrainian and joint enterprises located in European countries that produce attack drones and their components.”
The ministry expressed its concern: “We regard this decision as a deliberate step leading to a sharp escalation of the military-political situation throughout Europe and the creeping transformation of these countries into Ukraine’s strategic rear area.”
It issued a stark warning that “terrorist attacks against Russia” could lead to “unpredictable consequences”.
The Russian defence ministry also identified alleged production facilities in Germany, Denmark, The Netherlands, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Italy, Israel and Turkey.
Russian propagandist and British “expert” Vladimir Kornilov labelled it “an important and long-overdue warning from the Russian Ministry of Defence”.
