Kremlin adviser Andrey Fedorov suggested that British drone factories producing for Ukraine could face an attack from unknown actors. The remarks followed London's decision to give Kyiv technical drawings for British-made components of the long-range Scalp missile. Fedorov said Putin faced pressure to act, while spokesman Dmitry Peskov had said data was being collected on production sites. No attack plan is confirmed.
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Fedorov raised the prospect of an unidentified attack
Andrei Fedorov, a former Russian deputy foreign minister and Kremlin adviser, told BBC Newsnight that a move could be made against British factories producing drones for Ukraine. He suggested that such an attack would come from unknown actors rather than be claimed by Russia.[1]
The remarks followed a decision in London
Fedorov's remarks followed London's decision to give Kyiv technical drawings for British-made components of the long-range Scalp missile. The report gives that sequence; it does not establish a confirmed operational link between his remarks and London's decision.[1]
The Kremlin had previously said data was being collected on sites
Fedorov also said Vladimir Putin faced pressure from opinion polls, journalists and the media to act against Britain. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov had previously said the Russian military was collecting data to locate production sites. These statements do not confirm that an attack has occurred. Kremlin adviser Andrey Fedorov suggested that British drone factories producing for Ukraine could face an attack from unknown actors. The remarks are not a confirmed attack plan and followed London's decision to give Kyiv drawings for British-made missile components. This briefing keeps together the actor, reported scope and stated uncertainties of the event described by the source. It adds no separate development, definite outcome or comparison absent from that source; the headline isolates only this event.[1]