Russia issues 'sleep well' strike threat to three places in UK – see full list

Russia issues 'sleep well' strike threat to three places in UK – see full listRussia's defence ministry today issued locations of potential targets for strikes - including in London, Leicester and Suffolk - as Dmitry Medvedev joked 'sleep well'CommentsNewsWill Stewart Russia Correspondent and Ethan Blackshaw Deputy Publishing Lead19:56, 15 Apr 2026Updated 20:08, 15 Apr 2026View ImageVladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev (file)(Image: Getty Images)Russia today made a direct threat to strike targets in the UK.‌Vladimir Putin’s defence ministry issued locations of what it alleges are production facilities supplying the Ukrainian armed forces with military equipment used to target Russian territory.‌Three of the addresses are in London, Leicester and Suffolk. Others are in multiple European countries. The move was “increasingly drawing these countries into war with Russia”, according to the ministry.‌Senior Kremlin official and former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev cautioned Western leaders that the threat should be “taken literally.” Medvedev is Putin's second-in-command on the Russian Security Council.Content cannot be displayed without consentREAD MORE: Pope Leo addresses 'the rich and powerful' in new message as Trump feud rages onREAD MORE: Donald Trump increasingly ‘cut off from reality’ as US faces ‘civil emergency’“The list of European facilities which make drones [and] other equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian armed forces,” he warned. “When strikes become a reality depends on what comes next... Sleep well, European partners!”‌The list specifies what appears to be Ukrainian missile maker Fire Point with an alleged address in Mildenhall, Suffolk, which is also the location of a RAF base. It operates as a key US air force hub. Alleged addresses in London and Leicester were also given.“The leadership of several European countries, amid mounting losses and a worsening shortage of manpower in the Ukrainian...