# ‘It’s a military secret’: Putin taunts Britain over possible plan to target UK defence plants for its support of Ukraine

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/its-a-military-secret-putin-taunts-britain-over-possible-plan-to-target-uk-defence-plants-for-its-support-of-ukraine/
- Published: 2026-09-02T06:37:39+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-02T06:44:03+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16098149/Its-military-secret-Putin-taunts-Britain-possible-plan-target-UK-defence-plants-support-Ukraine.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- Putin declines to rule out striking UK defence and drone factories
- Confirms British military assets in Ukraine are legitimate targets
- Follows Kremlin threats over UK's Storm Shadow missile support for Kyiv

## Summary

Vladimir Putin has refused to rule out targeting British defence facilities, including drone manufacturers, on UK soil, telling Russian state media it was a "military secret" whether such sites could become military targets. He was unequivocal, however, that any British military assets in Ukraine were "absolutely" legitimate targets, remarks that come amid escalating Kremlin threats against Britain over its support for Kyiv.

Speaking at a press conference in Bishkek following the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit, Putin's comments followed warnings from Russian officials including Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, who said British military installations "in Ukraine and beyond its borders" could be attacked, and Dmitry Medvedev, who described a Russian list of 23 alleged drone-related sites in Britain and Europe, including in Mildenhall, Ruislip and Leicester, as "potential targets". The threats follow Prime Minister Andy Burnham's agreement to share Storm Shadow missile blueprints with Ukraine, and analysts suggest any Russian response is more likely to involve sabotage or cyberattacks than direct strikes. Putin also claimed Russia was winning the war, acknowledging damage from Ukrainian strikes on refineries but dismissing rumours of a new mobilisation as "utter nonsense".

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