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UK drone factories may face attacks from 'unknown sources', says Kremlin adviser
Andrei Fedorov said Russia could respond with more than verbal pressure after the UK deepened support for Ukraine and expanded battlefield data sharing.
On Monday, Prime Minister Andy Burnham visited Kyiv to co-chair a coalition meeting with President Volodymyr Zelensky, pledging "we're not a fair-weather friend, we're here for the long haul."
Burnham and Zelensky signed an agreement granting the Ministry of Defence access to Ukraine's 'Avengers' AI database, described as a "goldmine" of battlefield data for British researchers.
Former Russian deputy foreign minister Andrei Fedorov warned he could not "100% exclude" the prospect of "semi-military" action against Britain, suggesting potential hacker attacks or strikes on drone-producing factories.
President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov condemned the Scalp blueprint sharing as "fuel to the fire," while Zelensky flagged a £27 billion funding gap requiring urgent solutions.
Russia intensified ballistic missile strikes, killing at least 23 people in three days, as Ukraine struggles with shortages after US-made Patriot supplies were diverted to the Middle East this year.