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Russian military trained to strike three locations in north of UK, Putin documents suggest

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Published 20:44 17 Apr 2025 GMT+1

Russian military trained to strike three locations in north of UK, Putin documents suggest

The spots could be targets for nuclear attacks

Jess Battison

Jess Battison

Leaked documents suggest that the Russian military are trained to strike three locations up north.

Yep, it seems Vladimir Putin has a drawn up list of places in the UK to go after in the event of a war with NATO.

Last year, an alleged list of British places that the Russian president had put a target on were revealed, among 32 different areas in Europe, as reported by the Financial Times.

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These secret nuclear papers states that the country could unleash massive pre-emptive attacks ‘from various directions’ if the situation was to arise. They seemed to reveal that Russia’s warships are primed to use tactical nuclear weapons in the early stages.

It’s no secret that Putin has beef with a number of nations, and a pro-Kremlin TV anchor has been pretty vocal about Brit blood being shed.

Three sites were listed as potential nuclear targets. (Getty Stock)
Three sites were listed as potential nuclear targets. (Getty Stock)

Vladimir Solovyov has been speaking out this since Russia first invaded Ukraine, and has continued to recently warn that UK and French troops ‘will all die’ if they get involved.

He’s also warned of the ‘consequences’ the UK and US will face if they carry on ‘directly waging war’ against them.

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And pretty understandably, the current tensions across the globe like this have left many people concerned about the prospect of World War 3 – especially with Donald Trump frequently throwing those words around.

If Putin was to make good on these kind of threats to the UK, it would end up triggering an international conflict with us being a founding member of NATO.

The alleged list of places he’d take aim at are found up north, as the country would likely get attacked by ships from Russia’s Northern Fleet, headquartered in Murmansk.

In Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria, the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarine shipyard is thought to be one of the main targets to go after.

Putin could target the UK. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Putin could target the UK. (GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Then, a factory in Hull was said to be marked with a smokestack.

And thirdly, it is thought a shipyard at Rosyth where the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales were built is a target nearby Edinburgh.

The documents were said to be drawn up between 2008 and 2014, and although they were a decade old, experts reckoned that the files remain relevant due to the current state of the world, according to the Financial Times.

Former NATO official William Alberque said that documents were just a small amount of 'hundreds, if not thousands, of targets mapped across Europe...including military and critical infrastructure targets'.

Featured Image Credit: Contributor/Getty Images

Topics: Russia, UK News, Vladimir Putin

Jess Battison
Jess Battison

Jess is a Senior Journalist with a love of all things pop culture. Her main interests include asking everyone in the office what they're having for tea, waiting for a new series of The Traitors and losing her voice at a Beyoncé concert. She graduated with a first in Journalism from City, University of London in 2021.

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