K Palace Warning: Will become a target of the Russian military! The Ukrainian side will receive the first batch of American aid to Ukraine's main battle tanks
According to Reuters on September 1st, the Kremlin stated on September 1st that it has a negative view on the decision made by British defense contractor, British Aerospace Systems, to establish a production base in Ukraine. Kremlin stated that any facility that produces weapons targeting Russia will become a target of the Russian military.
According to the report, when asked about the move during a phone conversation with reporters, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said, "Of course, any facility used to produce weapons - especially if these weapons fire at us - will become a special concern for our military."
He said that this move will not affect the progress of the conflict in Ukraine, nor will it help alleviate the hostile situation.
▲ British Aerospace Systems' factory in Salimsbury, northern UK
According to TASS on August 31st, Ukrainian President Zelensky met with the CEO of British Aerospace Systems in Kiev and announced that the company will begin operating in Ukraine.
Zelensky pointed out that the weapons produced by the company, including howitzer systems and infantry tanks, have already been put into use in Ukraine.
British Aerospace Systems is a significant supplier of weapons orders to the UK and US Department of Defense.
[News Link] Latest update: Russia says it will not cooperate with the West in areas related to its own security. Ukraine will receive the first batch of US aid to Ukraine's main battle tanks
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov stated on September 1 that Russia will not cooperate with the West in areas related to its own security. The Ukrainian state news agency reported on the same day that Ukraine will receive the first batch of 10 American assisted Abrams main battle tanks in mid September.
——Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov said in a speech at the Moscow Institute of International Relations on the 1st that Russia will not cooperate with the West in areas related to military, political, economic, and technological security. He stated that in the foreseeable future, the West will not stop attempting to cause Russia's "strategic collapse".
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——According to foreign media reports cited by Urumqi News Agency on the 1st, the Ukrainian side will receive the first 10 tanks from the 31 Abrams main battle tanks promised by the United States to aid Ukraine in mid September. These 10 tanks have now arrived in Germany for maintenance and repair, and about 200 Ukrainian military personnel have recently completed tank operation training at the US military base in Germany.
——On the 1st, Russian President's press secretary Peskov commented on the news that Ukraine has announced the operation of British military enterprises in Ukraine, stating that any weapon production facilities in Ukraine by Western countries will be a key focus of the Russian military. Ukrainian President Zelensky said on social media on August 31st that he had met with Charles Woodburn, CEO of British Aerospace Systems, which has set up an office in Ukraine and started localized production.
——According to the official website of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Agency on the 1st, Budanov, the director of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense Intelligence Agency, stated that the recent drone attack on Russia's Pskov airport was launched within Russian territory, and "we are operating on Russian territory.". Budanov confirmed that four Russian Il-76 transport planes were damaged in the attack, with two of them destroyed.
——Multiple parts of Russia were attacked by drones in the early morning of the 1st. On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed on social media that Russian air defense forces shot down a Ukrainian drone in Moscow Oblast and southern Belgorod Oblast, respectively. Governor Starovoit of Kursk Oblast also stated on social media that the city of Kurchatov was attacked by drones in the early morning of the same day, and a local building was damaged.
——Zelensky posted on social media on August 31st stating that Ukraine has successfully used domestically produced "long-range weapons" to hit targets 700 kilometers away. On the same day, Danilov, Secretary of the Ukrainian National Security and National Defense Commission, posted a video footage of the Ukrainian side launching missiles under cover of darkness on social media. According to the information released by the Ukrainian side, this new missile is currently the longest range missile that can cover the entire Crimean Peninsula, the Russian capital Moscow, and large territories in western and southern Russia.