Vladimir Solovyov, a prominent Russian state TV anchor, has issued a chilling threat to British RAF pilots, warning they will be killed if deployed to protect Poland as part of NATO's Eastern Sentry mission. The comments came after Russia encroached Polish airspace with 23 drones in a single week.
Solovyov falsely claimed that France may be sending nuclear missiles to Poland alongside Rafale fighters deployed by President Emmanuel Macron. He told viewers: 'The British want to die, so they also want to take a walk over the skies of Poland. Typhoons will begin flying here in the coming days. Don't run into the Rafale fighters. Lord, where are we going to bury you all?'
Stirring fear over the Western deployment, Solovyov admitted the French jets 'arrived without nuclear weapons, at least that is what the photographs indicate', but added: 'Well, Paris, wait for the nuclear dawn. This is a serious escalation. We must consider these planes, each of their takeoffs for us is the beginning of a nuclear war.'
The threats follow remarks by Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who said: 'NATO is at war with Russia. This is obvious and requires no further proof. NATO is de facto involved in this war.' Meanwhile, Russia continued its strikes on Ukraine, killing a 41-year-old man in Zaporizhzhia and wounding 13 others, including a four-year-old child. The Kyiv region was also hit, with a follow-up strike targeting rescuers at a shopping complex.
Ukraine confirmed it had struck Russian command posts in occupied Donetsk eight days ago, shortly after a visit by Defence Minister Andrey Belousov. A statement said: 'Strikes on these military targets significantly disrupt the control of units and subdivisions of the Russian Armed Forces. The Ukrainian Defense Forces continue to deliver targeted strikes on the aggressor's facilities in order to force the Russian Federation to stop the war of aggression.'
