Kremlin adviser Andrei Fedorov has warned that UK factories producing drones for Ukraine may face a “semi‑military” attack from an unknown source. The comment was made on BBC Newsnight and comes as the UK plans to push the US into supplying extra defence aid for Kyiv.
The warning follows Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s announcement of a forthcoming trip to the US to lobby President Trump at the upcoming UN General Assembly. Burnham made the statement during an interview with Bloomberg while reflecting on his first official overseas visit to Ukraine.
Part of the UK’s support comes with a decision to hand over blueprints for the SCALP missile, a French‑made version of Britain’s Storm Shadow, to allow Ukraine to manufacture the long‑range weapon domestically.
Fedorov, the former deputy foreign minister, said that Putin faces growing pressure from journalists and the mass media, and that the “unknown sources” would target UK enterprises involved in drone production.
Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskov echoed the warnings, accusing the UK of deliberately escalating the conflict and said that Russia’s military is already gathering data to locate and destroy any missile production sites.
Burnham countered with a rhetorical question about who “started the fire”, emphasizing Britain’s resolve to keep supporting Ukraine.
During his visit, Burnham met President Volodymyr Zelensky and chaired a “coalition of the willing” meeting set up by Britain and France under the previous administration.
British‑issued Patriot interceptor missiles are also being supplied to Kyiv, though stockpiles are dwindling due to the war’s high demand and U.S. political debates about transferring Patriot technology to Ukraine.
To date, no attacks on UK drone factories have been reported, but officials are monitoring threats closely as tensions rise.
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