Putin ally demands for nuclear strike on the UK in retaliation to Ukrainian drone involvement

Further threats from the Kremlin after British drones were used by Ukraine

It has been confirmed that two British drone manufacturers had supplied Ukraine in what led to a strike on Russian industrial targets. 

Wildberries, Russia’s version of Amazon, was one of the targets that were hit during the Ukrainian offensive. 

Russian TV show host and propagandist, Vladimir Solovyov, said in a broadcast to “hit them with Poseidon”. 

Solovyov referred to Russia’s underwater nuclear drone, named after the god of the sea, to strike on British ships and arms factories.

He continued: "Give the British three days to learn to breathe underwater, then hit them with Poseidon."

In a statement, the embassy reports that “the Kyiv regime is using British drones to carry out strikes deep within Russian territory.

“London is deliberately betting on an escalation of the Ukraine crisis, while hypocritically claiming to be striving for peace.

"In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks committed by Ukrainian neo-Nazis, seeking to contain Russia and inflict maximum damage on it by proxy.

"London's actions will inevitably carry consequences for which it will have to answer.

"The deeper its involvement in the conflict and the greater its support for Kyiv’s terrorist machinery, the higher the price it will pay."

In response, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said the UK stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.

"Russia should be in no doubt about the resolve of this Government to stand against Russian aggression, in Ukraine and against the UK and our allies," a spokesperson said in a statement.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has come out regarding the escalation saying that "we are not fair-weather friends, we will be there in Ukraine's hour of need and that won't change."