Full record of 23 UK cities and cities on Putin’s ‘official goal map’ as warning issued

Concerns about a potential worldwide conflict have escalated in recent months, with World War 3 talk seemingly never far away. Rising geopolitical tensions have merged with worried social media discussions, leading thousands of young Brits to search online about whether they could be called up for military service.

Against the landscape, a key Putin associate recently stoked additional alarm by identifying 23 towns and cities throughout the United Kingdom as possible Russian targets should full-scale war erupt.

Former Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin delivered the threat while reacting to remarks made by ex-Defence Secretary Ben Wallace in October last year. Wallace had contended that Kyiv and its NATO allies should strive to diminish Russia’s grip on Crimea.

Rogozin pounced on those statements as he urged affluent Russians to relocate their families from Britain, claiming the UK would be a primary target should hostilities commence.

Referencing Wallace’s comments, Rogozin said: “Former British Defence Minister Ben Wallace on what Kyiv and its NATO allies should do to end the military actions: ‘We must help Ukraine acquire long-range capabilities to make Crimea uninhabitable. We need to strangle Crimea.’ What a sober minister has in mind, a former one has on his tongue.”

He added: “However, it is even good that they reveal their true intentions. It is useful to read this for those of us who still consider peace with imperialist aggressors possible. And my advice to our [Russian] oligarchs: Do not send your children to study in England! It is deadly dangerous.”

The Kremlin commentator showcased a map pinpointing dozens of UK locations identified as strategic targets, the majority of which house major defence contractors involved in supporting Britain’s armed forces and its NATO allies.

The list spans from naval bases to aerospace centres and weapons manufacturers.

The 23 towns and cities on the map are:

• Glasgow – BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Thales

• Belfast – Harland & Wolff, Spirit Aerosystems, Thales

• Fivemiletown – Cooneen Defence

• Barrow-in-Furness – BAE Systems

• Bolton – MBDA

• Telford – RBSL

• Aberporth – QinetiQ, Tekever

• Merthyr Tydfil – General Dynamics

• Glascoed – BAE Systems

• Bristol – Airbus, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo, MBDA, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce

• HMNB Devonport – Babcock

• Yeovil – Leonardo

• Aldermaston – AWE

• London – Helsing, Palantir

• Stevenage – Airbus, MBDA

• Ampthill – Lockheed Martin

• Derby – Rolls-Royce

• Sheffield – Sheffield Forgemasters

• Warton & Samlesbury – BAE Systems

• Newton Aycliffe – Octric Semiconductors

• Tyne & Wear – BAE Systems, Leonardo

• Edinburgh – Leonardo

• Rosyth – Babcock, QinetiQ

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