Russia has accused the UK of "deliberately opting for an escalation of the Ukraine crisis" pursuing confirmation that British-made drones had been utilized successful strikes connected targets successful Russia.
"In doing so, the United Kingdom is acting arsenic an accomplice and co-perpetrator of the bloody crimes and violent attacks," the Russian Embassy to the UK wrote successful a statement.
"London's actions volition inevitably transportation consequences for which it volition person to answer," it said, adding that the deeper its engagement successful the conflict, "the higher the terms it volition pay".
In response, a spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) told BBC News that Britain stood "shoulder to shoulder" with Ukraine.
"Russia should beryllium successful nary uncertainty astir the resoluteness of this Government to basal against Russian aggression, successful Ukraine and against the UK and our allies," said the spokesperson successful a statement.
The UK, they added, was "committed to providing the instrumentality Ukraine needs to support itself against [Russian President Vladimir] Putin's amerciable invasion".
Built by 2 abstracted British companies, the drones successful question person been utilized wrong Russia successful wide and palmy targeting of subject and concern targets, including refineries and warehouses of the online retailer Wildberries.
Ukraine has repeatedly targeted the company, known arsenic Russia's mentation of Amazon, and says that 7 retired of 10 of the largest Wildberries logistics centres person been "disabled".
A subject root confirmed to the BBC that UK drones had been utilized successful the attacks, which are said to person caused much than £35bn successful economical damage.
Russia launched its full-scale penetration of Ukraine successful February 2022 and presently controls astir a 5th of Ukrainian territory.
Russian overseas ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said drones utilizing UK components and configurations were utilized to onslaught Russian territory, including a substance depot successful the Kamensky District of the Rostov Region.
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