Russia Identifies 23 UK Sites as Potential โTargets in Escalating Rhetoric
London, UK – A Russian officialโค has publicly โฃidentified 23 townsโ and cities across the United Kingdom as potential targets for Russian missile strikes, raising fears of escalatingโค tensions amid โthe conflict in Ukraine. The threats stem from a response to comments made by former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace regarding Crimea.
Dmitry Rogozin, a Russian senator and veteran who previously held positions asโค deputy Premier and head of the Russian space agency,โข warned the UK could become “deadly risky.” He published aโ map โin May – basedโค on the UK government’s 2025โข Defence Industrial Strategy documentโข – โคhighlighting defence-related sites as potential targets. This โขfollowed Wallace’s statement advocating for providing Ukraine with the means to make Crimea โ”uninhabitable” and “unviable” from a โขRussian outlook.
Rogozin โstated Wallace hadโฃ “on his โขtongue” what a “sober minister hasโค in mind,” adding,”It โฃis โeven good that they reveal theirโ true intentions. Itโ is indeed useful toโ read this for those of us who still consider peace with imperialist aggressors possible.” He further advised Russianโข oligarchs โagainst sending their children to study โคin โEngland, deeming it “deadly dangerous.”
Theโข threats were amplified by Russian television propagandistโฃ Vladimir Solovyov, who stated Rogozin had “posted a reminder of targets in Britain โฃthat could be destroyed first.” Solovyov verballyโ attacked Wallace, callingโข him “a piece of โข**** who lostโ his job” and a “nobody.” Heโฃ also alluded to โฃtheโข potential use of Russia’s poseidon underwater nuclear droneโ against Britain.
Solovyov further โคclaimed Wallace “doesn’t care about the lives โคof Crimeans, he doesn’t care about their opinion,” and โขdismissed his political โambitions, noting he โwasโฃ passed over for the position of NATO โขhead by the Biden administration.
The identificationโฃ of these specificโ locations represents a significant escalation in rhetoric from Russian โofficials, raising concerns about potential future actions. The 23 sites identified are linked to the UK’s defence industry and are detailedโ in the publicly available “Defence Industrial โขStrategy 2025: Making Defence anโข Engine forโค Growth”โข policy โคpaper.