Russia must cut British power and internet cables if Ukraine uses supplied missiles, pundit demands
Russia ‘must cut all UK power and internet cables if Ukraine uses UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles’ demands state television expert
- The deployment of British weapons in Kiev would have enraged Moscow
- The GPS-guided missiles have a range long enough to hit targets in Crimea
Russia should cut all UK power and internet cables once Ukraine fires its first UK-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missile, an expert from Kremlin state television has stated.
Military expert Vladislav Shurygin told Channel One political talk show Vremya Pokazhet that the Kremlin must pose a direct threat to London because of its use of the recently delivered cruise missiles in the war in Ukraine.
The deployment of British weapons in Kiev has enraged Moscow, with Vladimir Putin’s spokesman stating that the move “will require an adequate response from our army.”
The GPS-guided ground-hugging missiles with a 450 kg warhead have a range of about 250 kilometers, enough to hit targets in annexed Crimea.
Britain is the first country to deliver long-range precision missiles to Ukraine. They will play a key role in the country’s long-awaited counter-offensive against the Russian occupiers.
Vladislav Shurygin said on state television that Russia must cut all UK power and internet cables as Ukraine fires its first UK-supplied Storm Shadow long-range missile.
The UK has agreed to supply Ukraine with Storm Shadow missiles. The ground-based missiles have a range long enough to hit targets in annexed Crimea
Shurygin claimed on state television that Russian air defenses could shoot down the long-range Storm Shadow missiles.
“But I think our politically correct response is very different,” he said.
“We need to make a government statement from our leaders that as soon as the first Storm Shadow missile is deployed on Russian soil, including Crimea, we will destroy all British infrastructure – all cables, all internet cables.”
Britain has given Kiev permission to use the high-powered missiles on its own sovereign territory – specifically in Russian-occupied regions, but not outside Ukraine’s sovereign border.
A former Soviet and Russian army officer, now a prominent military expert, Shurygin said any use of Storm Shadows in annexed Crimea would be seen as an attack on Russian territory.
Asked about his reaction to the British deployment of the missiles – costing £2.2m each – Peskov said: ‘Extremely negative.
“This calls for an adequate response from our armed forces, which will of course find appropriate solutions from a military point of view.”
Russia has reportedly been mapping Britain’s submarine power and data cables for possible sabotage attacks.
The deployment of British weapons in Kiev has enraged Moscow, with Vladimir Putin’s spokesman stating that the move “will require an adequate response from our army”
British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace said: “We will not stand by while Russia kills civilians.
“Using Storm Shadow will enable Ukraine to push back Russian forces stationed on Ukrainian sovereign territory.”
This was a ‘calibrated and proportional response’.
Russia had ignored a specific warning from Britain, he said.
“Russia must recognize that their actions have only led to the delivery of such systems,” Wallace said.
It came as President Zelensky confirmed on Wednesday that his forces had to slow down fighting against Ukraine due to a shortage of vital military equipment, including armored vehicles.
Concerns that military aid promised by Britain has taken too long to reach the front line were also expressed in the House of Commons.
Mr Wallace was asked how many of the armored vehicles promised by the UK have arrived in Ukraine. He was also challenged as to why the British-led International Fund for Ukraine, established in August 2022, has yet to arm Kiev.