Russia says UK 'will pay' for supplying drones to Ukraine
"In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks," the Russian Embassy to the UK wrote in a statement. In the latest attacks overnight, Russian officials said some 620 drones had been flown towards the region surrounding Moscow. Russian air defences destroyed more than 180 of the drones but several people were wounded, officials said.
- ▪"In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks," the Russian Embassy to the UK wrote in a statement.
- ▪In the latest attacks overnight, Russian officials said some 620 drones had been flown towards the region surrounding Moscow.
- ▪Russian air defences destroyed more than 180 of the drones but several people were wounded, officials said.
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Russia says UK 'will pay' for supplying drones to UkraineImage source, EPAImage caption, Smoke rises above a Wildberries facility following a reported Ukrainian drone strike at the Koledino Industrial Park near Podolsk in Russia on SundayByTabby WilsonPublished18 August 2026, 02:16 BSTUpdated 44 minutes agoRussia has accused the UK of "deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis" following confirmation that British-made drones had been used in strikes on targets in Russia. "In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting as an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and terrorist attacks," the Russian Embassy to the UK wrote in a statement.
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