The Kremlin issued a direct and stark warning, hinting at the possibility of employing nuclear weapons following the Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow’s prominent skyscraper area.

Early on Sunday morning, three drones struck a high-profile office building and residential skyscraper in Moscow, prompting Russia’s Defence Ministry to label it as an ‘attempted terrorist attack by the Kyiv regime’.

Dmitry Medvedev, a former Russian president and close ally of Putin, conveyed a message that there seemed to be no alternative course of action for Russia but to rely on its warriors, suggesting that Kyiv should hope that they can prevent a catastrophic global nuclear conflict from erupting.

Moscow confirmed that it had successfully intercepted three Ukrainian drones that were attempting to attack the capital, and additionally claimed to have foiled an attempt to target Russia-annexed Crimea with 25 drones overnight, the Daily Mail has reported.

Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014, has been a focal point of Ukrainian targeting during Moscow’s ongoing Ukraine offensive, and the attacks on the region have intensified in recent weeks. Kyiv has consistently expressed its intent to reclaim Crimea.

On Russia’s Navy Day, Medvedev strongly condemned the Ukrainian offensive, emphasizing that their Armed Forces are defending Russia’s citizens and territory, while also averting the possibility of a global conflict.

He stressed that if the Ukrainian offensive, with NATO support, were to succeed in seizing part of Russia’s land, the Kremlin would be compelled, by the President’s decree, to resort to nuclear weapons as the only recourse.

Furthermore, Medvedev mentioned the development of the Kremlin’s new underwater kamikaze nuclear drone, Poseidon, which some supporters of Putin claim could potentially unleash a devastating tsunami capable of submerging countries like Britain.

These events have escalated tensions, leading to heightened concerns over the potential use of nuclear weapons and the further escalation of the conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Written by staff