A chilling map identifying 23 locations across the United Kingdom as potential targets for Russian military strikes has been published by a senior former Russian official. The list, which includes the Midlands cities of Derby and Telford, was revealed amid escalating rhetoric following comments by a former UK defence secretary about Crimea.
Putin Ally Issues Ominous Warning to UK
The map was shared by Dmitry Rogozin, a former Russian deputy prime minister who oversaw the country's defence industry for seven years and remains part of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle. Rogozin issued a stark warning that being on UK soil could now be "deadly dangerous", a threat attributed to Britain's continued support for Ukraine against Russia's illegal invasion.
Rogozin, who is also a senator of the Russian Federation, directly lifted the list of sites from the UK government's own 'Defence Industrial Strategy 2025' policy paper. The locations are a combination of key industrial and military hubs, many of which host suppliers of weapons and military equipment to the UK and its allies.
Geopolitical Tit-for-Tat Sparks Threats
The publication of the map appears to be a direct response to remarks made in October by Britain's former defence secretary, Ben Wallace. Wallace had urged Western allies to help Ukraine "make Crimea uninhabitable and unviable from a Russian point of view", suggesting they should "choke it to death" without a full-scale invasion.
Rogozin responded by sharing the target map, framing it as a "reminder" of UK vulnerabilities in the event of a wider conflict. He accused Wallace of revealing the West's "true intentions" and advised Russian oligarchs not to send their children to study in England due to the perceived danger.
The threats were amplified by another Putin ally, Kremlin TV host Vladimir Solovyov, who stated the "idiots will get what’s coming to them". Solovyov went further, threatening to unleash Russia's Poseidon nuclear-capable drone, implying Britain could cease to exist overnight.
The Full List of Alleged UK Targets
The 23 named locations, associated with major defence contractors and strategic sites, are as follows:
- Glasgow – BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce, Thales
- Belfast – Harland & Wolff, Spirit Aerosystems, Thales
- Fivemiletown – Cooneen Defence
- Barrow-in-Furness – BAE Systems
- Bolton – MBDA
- Telford – RBSL
- Aberporth – QinetiQ, Tekever
- Merthyr Tydfil – General Dynamics
- Glascoed – BAE Systems
- Bristol – Airbus, BAE Systems, GKN Aerospace, Leonardo, MBDA, QinetiQ, Rolls-Royce
- HMNB Devonport – Babcock
- Yeovil – Leonardo
- Aldermaston – AWE
- London – Helsing, Palantir
- Stevenage – Airbus, MBDA
- Ampthill – Lockheed Martin
- Derby – Rolls-Royce
- Sheffield – Sheffield Forgemasters
- Warton & Samlesbury – BAE Systems
- Newton Aycliffe – Octric Semiconductors
- Tyne & Wear – BAE Systems, Leonardo
- Edinburgh – Leonardo
- Rosyth – Babcock, QinetiQ
The revelation of this Russia strike list underscores the dangerously heightened tensions between Moscow and the West. It highlights how the UK's defence industrial base is viewed through the lens of hybrid warfare, where public documents are weaponised for psychological effect. The threats, while dismissed by many as propaganda, mark a significant escalation in hostile rhetoric aimed at deterring continued UK support for Ukraine.
