According to the news agency PA Media, Russian President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack Britain with the new ballistic missile used in Ukraine.

The UK government issued a statement condemning Vladimir Putin’s use of a ballistic missile with a range of “several thousand kilometers” against the city of Dnipro for escalating the conflict in Ukraine.

During a televised address to his country, President Putin said the country had the right to use its weapons against those who supplied Ukraine with weapons to target Russia. He added that the countries which will be targeted will be given advance warning to move to safer places.

“On November 21 of this year, in response to the use of American and British long-range weapons, the Russian armed forces launched a joint attack on a Ukrainian defense industry facility,” he said of the attack on Dnipro.

His comments were aimed at Britain and the United States, which, as allies of Ukraine, have allowed their Storm Shadow missiles and ATACMS weapons, respectively, to be used to strike targets in Russia.

“This is the first time, to my understanding, that Russia has used a ballistic missile with a range of several thousand kilometers in Ukraine,” said an official spokesman for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

It “only serves to strengthen our resolve and ensure that Ukraine has what it needs to act in self-defense against Russia’s reckless and illegal aggression,” he added. .

The range of the missile is far greater than that of the newly authorized US and British supplied weapons. PA media reported that the distance from Moscow to London is about 2,500 km, suggesting that the range of the new missile could pose a threat to Britain.

The Russian military has claimed to have shot down two British-made Storm Shadow missiles, after reports that debris from the weapons had been discovered in the country’s Kursk region, which has been attacked by Ukraine.

Defense Secretary John Haley previously revealed that Britain had known for months that Russia was planning an attack using a new ballistic missile, but refused to confirm whether they had told Russia. I allowed the use of Storm Shadow.

“This puts both operational security at risk and, ultimately, the only person who benefits from this kind of public debate is President Putin,” Defense Secretary Haley said.

Prime Minister Keir Starmer told the House of Commons that the UK “will not be deterred by reckless threats” from Putin and insisted that its support for Ukraine was “in line with international law” and “always in self-defence”. is

Recently, the head of the UK Armed Forces visited Ukraine to discuss the country’s military needs as well.