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· collected 2026-08-25 · by Al Jazeera Staff
Andrei Fedorov, an adviser to the Kremlin and former deputy foreign minister, warned that UK drone factories could face attacks from "unknown sources" due to Britain's decision to share long-range missile blueprints with Ukraine. Fedorov stated that he cannot "exclude 100 percent" the possibility of semi-military action against Britain in response to this move. The UK shared blueprints for French-British designed drones, which Moscow sees as evidence of the UK's "direct military involvement" in the Russia-Ukraine war. This warning comes after Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also expressed similar sentiments, stating that the UK is "participating in this war".
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Andrei Fedorov, a Kremlin adviser and former deputy foreign minister, has warned that UK drone factories could face attacks from "unknown sources" after the UK shared long-range missile blueprints with Ukraine. The blueprints, for French-British designed long-missile drones, were shared during UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham's visit to Kyiv on Monday. Fedorov sees this as proof of the UK's "direct military involvement" in the Russia-Ukraine war. He could not rule out "semi-military" action against Britain and suggested that there might be attacks sooner or later, possibly in a verbal or non-verbal form. The warning comes amid Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian targets, with Moscow seizing poorly protected infrastructure. The UK's decision to share the blueprints is significant because it will allow Ukraine to manufacture its own long-range missiles.
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Factories manufacturing drones in the United Kingdom for export to Ukraine could come under attack from “unknown sources”, a Kremlin adviser has said, after Britain agreed to share long-range missile blueprints with Kyiv.
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Andrei Fedorov, an adviser to the Kremlin and a former deputy foreign minister, told British broadcaster BBC on Tuesday that he could not “exclude 100 percent” that there might be some “semi-military” action against Britain, as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Ukraine.
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Burnham → tell → Ukraine
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The UK shared missile blueprints with Ukraine for it to manufacture French-British designed long-missile drones during Burnham’s first overseas trip to Kyiv on Monday.
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it → cause → Monday
Fedorov said that “sooner or later, there might be not only verbal but maybe some visible reaction from Russia towards the UK”.
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Fedorov → say → UK
Asked to elaborate, he said: “There are different discussions how it should look like – it might be so-called technical reaction, maybe some hackers attack from unknown source, not from official level, of course.”
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it → ask → course
“There might be different political steps, and I cannot exclude 100 percent that there might be some semi-military.”
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I → exclude → percent
“For example, something might happen with enterprises, with the factories which are producing drones for Ukraine, etc.”
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which → happen → Ukraine
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov shared similar sentiments with reporters on Monday, stating that the UK is “participating in this war” by its missile support and that this is adding “fuel to the fire”.
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this → share → fire
Burnham responded in Kyiv by asking reporters who started the fire in the first place.
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who → respond → place
Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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Russia → launch → February
The UK has agreed to declassify blueprints for British-made components for the Scalp missile, a French-produced version of the Storm Shadow that has already been used to hit targets in Russia.
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that → agree → Russia
The Scalp missile can hit targets that are heavily fortified, such as bunkers, unlike existing Ukrainian missiles.
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that → hit → missiles
It has a range of about 240km (149 miles).
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Ukraine has increased its production of cheaper drones significantly in the past year, attacking more economic and military targets within Russia.
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Ukraine → increase → Russia
