Russia threatens British military targets over weapons supplies to Ukraine
Russia could strike British military targets in Ukraine and “beyond its borders” in response to Ukrainian attacks carried out with British weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Aug. 27.
On August 27, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that Russia may target British military installations in Ukraine and surrounding areas in response to Ukrainian attacks utilizing British weaponry. She firmly stated that London "will not be able to escape accountability" for supplying Ukraine with Storm Shadow long-range missiles and the production technology.
Zakharova asserted that Russia's retaliation to Ukrainian Defense Forces using British armaments against Russian soil "could encompass any British military facilities and assets in Ukraine or beyond." On August 24, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson approved a request to furnish Ukraine with the means to manufacture Storm Shadow cruise missiles.
Consequently, Kremlin advisor Andrei Fedorov suggested that British drone manufacturing facilities might endure a "semi-military response" due to the transmission of military blueprints to Ukraine.
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