# UK preparing to pierce Moscow air defenses with missiles, drones — opposition politician

https://mins.news/en/item/44980

- TASS, 2026-09-04 07:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2182545

> Viktor Medvedchuk, head of the Other Ukraine movement and former leader of the banned Opposition Platform - For Life party, claims the UK is preparing to breach Moscow’s air defenses through mass use of ballistic missiles and long-range drones. He says Britain has built production and testing capabilities and supply chains through Ukrainian infrastructure, potentially using attacks to gather intelligence on the system.

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