Joe Yates
Russia has issued a chilling threat to target 23 locations in the UK, sparking renewed World War Three fears after a disturbing map of potential strikes surfaced online.
The warning came from Dmitry Rogozin, a senior Russian official, ex-deputy premier and combat veteran, who claimed Britain would become 'deadly dangerous' if it kept backing Ukraine.
The sites, which are a mix of military and industrial hubs across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, were lifted straight from the UK government’s 'Defence Industrial Strategy 2025' paper.
Rogozin posted the map after ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace urged the West to 'make Crimea uninhabitable and unviable from a Russian point of view'.
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Wallace argued Ukraine didn’t need to invade the peninsula but should 'choke it to death' through long-range strikes.
Furious at the comments, Rogozin responded: "Former British Defence Minister Ben Wallace on what Kyiv and its NATO allies should do to end the military actions.
"We must help Ukraine acquire long-range capabilities to make Crimea uninhabitable. We need to strangle Crimea.
"What a sober minister has in mind, a former one has on his tongue."
He continued: "However, it is even good that they reveal their true intentions.
"It is useful to read this for those of us who still consider peace with imperialist aggressors possible.
"And my advice to our [Russian] oligarchs: do not send your children to study in England!"
Rogozin concluded: "It is deadly dangerous."
Backing him up was Vladimir Solovyov, a Kremlin TV host known for his furious tirades, who warned: "Dmitry Rogozin today posted a reminder of targets in Britain that could be destroyed first. The idiots will get what’s coming to them."
He went on, threatening to unleash Russia’s Poseidon nuclear drone, saying Britain could simply 'not exist' overnight.
It comes amid escalating tensions between Russia and NATO.
Estonia recently accused Moscow of sending MiG-31 jets across its airspace for 12 minutes, with Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna calling the move 'unprecedentedly brazen'.
Last month, Poland also reported multiple Russian drones breaching its borders, prompting Warsaw to consult NATO under Article 4.
President Donald Trump even weighed in, telling reporters that NATO countries should 'shoot down Russian planes' if violations continue - a stance slammed by Moscow’s ambassador to France, who warned that doing so 'would be war'.
Meanwhile, Russian state TV has also suggested blowing up the wreck of a WWII ship carrying 1,400 tonnes of explosives in the Thames estuary as 'revenge' for UK-backed strikes on Russian oil refineries.