A Russian senator and former deputy premier has published a map highlighting 23 UK defence-related sites as potential missile targets, escalating World War 3 fears. Dmitry Rogozin, a war veteran who previously headed Russia's space agency, warned that Britain could become 'deadly dangerous' after former UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace called for making Crimea 'uninhabitable'.
Rogozin posted the map on social media, which was taken from a UK government policy paper titled 'Defence Industrial Strategy 2025: Making Defence an Engine for Growth'. The sites span military bases and industrial facilities across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Rogozin advised Russian oligarchs not to send their children to study in England, calling it 'deadly dangerous'.
Kremlin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov echoed the threat on state TV, describing the map as 'a reminder of targets in Britain that could be destroyed first'. He threatened to unleash Russia's Poseidon underwater nuclear drone, saying 'your country doesn't even exist'. Solovyov also insulted Wallace, calling him 'a piece of s*** who lost his job'.
The threats came a day after Russian state TV suggested a terrorist operation to blow up the SS Richard Montgomery, a World War II shipwreck in the Thames estuary containing 1,400 tonnes of explosives. Historian Dr Andrey Sidorov claimed such an attack would 'flood all the coastal villages and ports'.
