Former Russian Official Warns UK Drone Factories Face "Unknown" Attacks as Britain Pledges 120,000 Drones
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Updated · CBS New York · Aug 25
Former Russian Official Warns UK Drone Factories Face "Unknown" Attacks as Britain Pledges 120,000 Drones
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Aug 25
Summary
Andrei Fedorov said factories in Britain making drones for Ukraine could be hit by "unknown sources" or "semi-military" actors, framing it as a possible response to London's expanding military backing for Kyiv.
The warning followed Prime Minister Andy Burnham's Kyiv visit and a new deal to give Ukraine classified technology to manufacture a British-French cruise missile domestically, extending support beyond direct weapons deliveries.
Dmitry Peskov separately said Russia was identifying where the French missiles could be produced in Ukraine so those facilities could be targeted, while Moscow accused Britain of becoming more deeply involved in the war.
Britain has already widened drone aid sharply, announcing in April that at least 120,000 drones would be delivered to Ukraine this year, and Burnham said in Kyiv that London would keep supplying weapons and pressure Russia.