Russia warns it may target UK military sites over Storm Shadow strikes
This digest was compiled by AI from multiple sources — links to the originals are below.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova warned on Thursday that Moscow could target British military installations in Ukraine and beyond if Kyiv continues firing UK-made Storm Shadow missiles into Russia. The warning came a day after Russia accused Ukraine of using Storm Shadow missiles to strike a shopping centre in Donetsk. The threat coincided with a new wave of Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine that killed at least one person.
Key Facts
- Maria Zakharova said any British military installations and equipment in Ukraine and beyond could be targeted in response to Ukrainian strikes on Russian territory using British weapons.
- Russia accused Ukraine of firing British Storm Shadow missiles at a shopping centre in Donetsk, wounding civilians including children.
- Overnight Russian strikes targeted ports, grain storage, energy and industry across Ukraine with ballistic and hypersonic missiles and combat drones.
- Ukrainian air defences downed seven ballistic missiles, one anti-ship cruise missile and nearly 90 percent of incoming drones.
- In Kharkiv, one person was killed and two injured in a lunchtime attack on a shopping centre, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov.
Russian Warning to Britain
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova issued the warning at a news briefing in Moscow on Thursday. She said London was "one step away" from becoming legally complicit in what she described as "terrorism" against Russian civilians. Zakharova called on the British leadership to "immediately, in the most resolute and unequivocal manner, abandon the hostile, aggressive line." The Kremlin previously accused Britain of adding "fuel to the fire" after London announced it would allow Kyiv access to technology to build Storm Shadow cruise missiles locally.
Overnight Strikes on Ukraine
Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said Russia carried out a massive strike against Ukraine, targeting ports, grain storage, energy, industry and other infrastructure with ballistic and hypersonic missiles and combat drones. The Ukrainian air force reported that air defences downed seven ballistic missiles, one anti-ship cruise missile and nearly 90 percent of the incoming drones. In Kharkiv, one person was killed and two were injured in a lunchtime attack on a shopping centre, according to regional governor Oleh Syniehubov. Falling debris in Kyiv damaged a school, shattered windows at a healthcare facility and wounded two people outside the capital. Attacks on industrial and energy sites in the Poltava region cut power to seven settlements.
4 sources
Russia warns it may target UK military sites over Storm Shadow strikes
