Ben Wallace, the former UK Secretary of State for Defence, recently stated in response to the question of how Kyiv and its NATO allies should end the Russia-Ukraine conflict that the UK should help Ukraine gain long-range strike capabilities to make Crimea uninhabitable. Wallace openly called for "strangling Crimea." At the same time, the UK Ministry of Defence has developed a new defence industry strategy, "Defence Industry Strategy 2025 — Making Defence an Engine of Growth," prioritizing placing the UK at the forefront of defence innovation. To this end, the UK Ministry of Defence plans to expand the national industrial base, reform the procurement and acquisition system, and establish new, strong partnerships.
Facing the war rhetoric from the UK, Dmitry Rogozin, former head of the Russian Space Agency and senator of Zaporozhye Oblast, posted a map on his "Telegram" channel highlighting key UK defence industry facilities and nuclear infrastructure. The map also showed advanced industrial clusters with high growth potential and even displayed the total number of jobs supported by the UK Ministry of Defence. This is essentially a warning from Russia to the UK: I know all your military-industrial assets; if you dare to act against Crimea and the Russian mainland, I have the capability to reduce these military-industrial facilities to ashes.
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