US EditionRussia warns drone plans for Ukraine are pulling Europe deeper into war
The ministry said 11 sites and 10 other companies were named as drone or component producers, and warned of possible military targets.
- The Russian Defense Ministry published lists of European enterprises allegedly producing drones and components for Ukraine, warning these facilities are dragging European nations into the conflict.
- The ministry's announcement follows reports that European nations decided in late March to increase drone production and financing for Ukraine, a move Moscow views as deliberate escalation of the conflict.
- Released lists include 11 enterprises and 10 component manufacturers across countries such as Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the Czech Republic, with specific facility addresses provided.
- Dmitry Medvedev, deputy head of Russia's Security Council, described the published addresses as a "list of potential targets" for Russian armed forces, stating future strikes depend on subsequent developments.
- Public scrutiny regarding the list's accuracy has already emerged, with reports identifying at least one address in Munich as a residential building rather than a drone production facility.
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Moscow Treating European Drone Facilities as Possible Military Targets
Russia’s Ministry of Defence has published a list of companies and industrial sites across Europe that it claims are involved in the production of drones and related components for Ukraine, identifying locations it now considers potential military targets. The list includes facilities in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Italy, the Czech Republic, Spain, Israel, and Turkey. According to the published material, eleven sites are descri…
The Second Operational Services Department (AOTD) announced that on Wednesday the Russian Ministry of Defense published a list of European companies, including Lithuanian ones, allegedly involved in the production and supply of drones and their parts to Ukraine. According to the department, this is part of the country's recently intensified hostile rhetoric towards Lithuania and the other Baltic states.
The Russian Defense Ministry this week published a list of countries that produce drones for Ukraine, as well as a list of foreign companies that produce components for Ukrainian unmanned aircraft. Among these countries is the Czech Republic. The Russian daily Moskovskij Komsomolets reported that these are Russian targets and that countries should prepare for attacks with JARS or Iskander missiles. According to former President Dmitry Medvedev, …
Defense companies across Europe are supplying Ukraine with drones and drone components. Vladimir Putin disapproves of this. The political leaders are “dragging their countries into war with Russia,” claims the Russian Defense Ministry. Eleven countries and nine specific companies are singled out.
The Russian Ministry of Defence has published on its Telegram channel lists of companies from different countries, the majority of Europe, which would be involved in the production of attack drones for Ukraine, reports the independent Meduza publication.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has described the announcement of new drone shipments to Ukraine as an escalation of Europe. Companies that produce drones are "potential targets for the Russian armed forces", said Russia's ex-President Dmitri Medvedev. How quickly such blows become reality depends on the further development, he threatened. The production of drones for the Ukrainian military should be greatly expanded by factories in Europe, the …
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