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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maira Butt

How the UK faces ‘direct attack’ from Russia after Moscow’s warning

  • A former British army officer and government counterterrorism adviser has warned that the UK is likely to face a Russian attack.
  • The warning follows the Kremlin's statement that British drone firms assisting Ukraine's war efforts are considered 'potential targets'.
  • Colonel Richard Kemp told The Mirror that the UK is 'seen as vulnerable' and should expect deniable sabotage operations from Russia.
  • Dmitry Medvedev, Russia's former president and head of its security council, explicitly stated that a list of European facilities involved in Ukrainian drone production are 'potential targets' for Russian armed forces.
  • This development occurs as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky labelled Vladimir Putin a 'truly global threat' following a deadly Russian air bombardment in Ukraine.

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