A senior Russian official has threatened to deploy weapons capable of annihilating all life, following Ukrainian strikes on a major military airfield using suspected British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles. Vyacheslav Volodin, speaker of the Russian parliament and a member of the Kremlin's security council, warned Elon Musk that his Starlink satellite internet service must be blocked in Ukraine to prevent further attacks.
Volodin claimed that Ukrainian forces used Starlink to target a dormitory in Starobilsk, occupied Luhansk region, killing 21 children. However, Russian disclosures show none of the victims were underage. The official stated, 'This could lead to us using weapons that will wipe everyone out.'
The threats come as smoke was seen rising from the Baltimore military airfield in Voronezh region, home to Russia's Su-34 fighter-bombers. Storm Shadow missiles, developed by the UK and France, were reportedly used in the strike. These cruise missiles have a range of over 155 miles and speeds exceeding 600mph.
Storm Shadow missiles were also used in a strike on Sevastopol, hitting a Russian Central Bank building. In Tuapse, a fire broke out at the sea terminal near an oil refinery, marking the fifth recent Ukrainian strike on the Black Sea hub.
Ukraine has insisted it targeted the Russian Rubikon military special unit in Starobilsk, not a dormitory. Meanwhile, Russia's own actions have resulted in 791 Ukrainian children killed and 2,752 injured, totalling 3,543 child casualties during the war.
