• iconNews
  • videos
  • entertainment
  • Home
  • News
    • UK News
    • US News
    • Australia
    • Ireland
    • World News
    • Weird News
    • Viral News
    • Sport
    • Technology
    • Science
    • True Crime
    • Travel
  • Entertainment
    • Celebrity
    • TV & Film
    • Netflix
    • Music
    • Gaming
    • TikTok
  • LAD Originals
    • Say Maaate to a Mate
    • Daily Ladness
    • Lad Files
    • UOKM8?
    • FreeToBe
    • Extinct
    • Citizen Reef
  • Advertise
  • Terms
  • Privacy & Cookies
  • LADbible Group
  • UNILAD
  • SPORTbible
  • GAMINGbible
  • Tyla
  • UNILAD Tech
  • FOODbible
  • License Our Content
  • About Us & Contact
  • Jobs
  • Latest
  • Topics A-Z
  • Authors
Facebook
Instagram
X
Threads
Snapchat
TikTok
YouTube

LAD Entertainment

YouTube

LAD Stories

Submit Your Content
Russia Accuses UK Of Escalating Ukraine War And Vows To Target British Weapons

Home> News

Updated 16:18 5 Apr 2022 GMT+1Published 14:31 2 Apr 2022 GMT+1

Russia Accuses UK Of Escalating Ukraine War And Vows To Target British Weapons

Defence Minister Ben Wallace pledged to send more 'lethal aid' to assist Ukraine against the Russian invasion

Cameron Frew

Cameron Frew

Russia has accused the UK of 'exacerbating' the conflict with Ukraine and warned it will target the weapons it has supplied to the country.

We're now on the 38th day of Russian President Vladimir Putin's 'special military operation' in Ukraine.

Defence Minister Ben Wallace pledged to send more 'lethal aid' to assist Ukraine against the Russian invasion, including air and coastal defence systems, long-range artillery and armoured vehicles, as well as broader logistical support.

Advert

A video recently emerged reportedly showing a British Starstreak missile taking down a Russian helicopter.

According to Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin, British weapons will become a legitimate target for Russia if delivered to Ukraine.

Russian Ambassador to the UK Andrey Kelin.
Alamy

He said, as per TASS: "All arms supplies are destabilising, particularly those mentioned by Wallace.

"They exacerbate the situation, making it even bloodier. Apparently, those are new, high-precision weapons. Naturally, our armed forces will view them as a legitimate target if those supplies get through the Ukrainian border."

Advert

The footage is thought to have shown a Starstreak missile, a UK-made high-velocity projectile, shooting down a Russian helicopter in its first use by Ukrainian troops.

The missile uses three kinetic darts to hit its targets, and was filmed hitting the aircraft over the Luhansk region.

The Starstreak missile supplied to Ukraine.
Alamy

Wallace's vow came after the second International Defence Donor Conference for Ukraine, which demonstrated the 'international community’s determination to support Ukraine in the face of President Putin’s illegal and unprovoked invasion by Russian force', Wallace said.

Kelin also accused the UK government of basing its 'perceptions' of the war on Ukraine's reports, rather than Russia's claims.

Advert

He continued: "I have a feeling that London’s perceptions of what is going on in Ukraine from the military point of view are formed from overly positive reports of the Ukrainian Defence Ministry and the leadership of Ukraine.

"If we look at maps that are being published by papers and magazines here, they rely exclusively on Ukrainian sources.

"They still believe that the Azov battalion is about to liberate Mariupol, that the people’s militia forces have made no progress at all in the Luhansk region."

The helicopter hit by the Starstreak missile.
Nexta

Kelin likened the UK's perception to that of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying: "Those ideas serve as a basis for decisions and statements, which, in fact, contradict the reality: [ideas] that more weapons should be supplied to Ukraine, that it will become a game changer, that there is no need for negotiations at this point.

Advert

"This is the position of an ostrich, an attempt to hide your head in sand in a fit of powerlessness and blind rage.

"Wrong decisions of this kind are very dangerous, because they are aimed at fuelling the conflict and [expose] reluctance to work on settling it. They reveal the desire to do us as much harm as possible."

Featured Image Credit: Nexta/Alamy

Topics: Russia, Ukraine, World News

Cameron Frew
Cameron Frew

Advert

Advert

Advert

Choose your content:

an hour ago
3 hours ago
  • an hour ago

    People divided after spotting Prince George's reaction to Prince Louis waving at crowd during Trooping the Colour

    Prince George clearly wasn't impressed with brother Louis' behaviour at the celebration

    News
  • an hour ago

    British woman who moved to Australia shares harsh reality of what it's like to live there

    Helen Humphrey-Taylor attempted to start a new life in Australia and it all went wrong

    News
  • an hour ago

    Aviation expert shares what he thinks went wrong during tragic Air India flight that caused crash killing 241

    The crash was the worst aviation disaster in more than a decade

    News
  • 3 hours ago

    Professional truck driver revealed payslip sharing surprise amount he earns a year

    Ashley Hale has been documenting his journey as a truck driver for five years

    News
  • Russia Finally Rules Out Using Nuclear Weapons In War With Ukraine
  • Ukraine Vows To Rebuild World's Biggest Plane And Will Force Russia To Pay For It
  • Zelenskyy Unwilling To Give Up Eastern Territories Of Ukraine To End War With Russia
  • Russia Accused Of War Crimes After Ukraine Discovers Hundreds Of Bodies In Bucha