ConflictMoscow Warns Britain Will Pay After UK Drones Hit Deep Inside RussiaAired August 19, 2026 at 7:57 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00Moscow has warned Britain it will face0:02consequences after Britain confirmed its0:04drone technology is being used to strike0:06targets deep inside Russia, including0:08oil facilities in the south and in0:10Yaroslavl near Moscow, hundreds of miles0:12from the front line.0:14Britain answered it stands shoulder to0:16shoulder with Ukraine and remains0:17committed to its defense against the0:19invasion. The warning was delivered0:21through its embassy in London, turning0:22[music] a battlefield tactic into a0:24direct state-to-state confrontation over0:26weapons Britain has acknowledged0:28supplying. [music] The confirmation is0:30that Ukraine is using British-made0:32long-range drones built [music] by two0:34British companies to hit military and0:36industrial targets repeatedly since0:37July. Oil refineries, Wildberries0:40warehouses, and a fuel depot in the0:42Kamensky district of Rostov previously0:44[music] linked to a Russian claim that a0:46recovered drone contained British0:47components. Moscow said consequences for0:49Britain are inevitable. After the UK0:52confirmed the drones were used for0:53strikes that reached southern Russia and0:55Yaroslavl, Britain said it stands0:57shoulder to shoulder with Ukraine,0:59offering no pull back after the deep1:00strikes were acknowledged. [music]1:02The weapons math is disputed. The1:04broadcast cited a $4 billion package for1:06120,000 drones and noted Storm Shadow1:09cost about $1 million each. While the1:11verifiable government record is 7501:13million pounds for 150,000 drones1:16announced on June [music] 18th with no1:17April press release found for the1:18120,000 figure, leaving value and1:21quantity unresolved. Yaroslavl sits near1:23Moscow, far from the front, alongside1:26southern oil facilities and Rostov.1:28>> [music]1:28>> That range shows why strikes billed as1:30logistics interdiction also put1:32refineries, warehouses, and border1:34depots at risk, and why the political1:36fallout now reaches London.1:37>> [music]1:37>> The warning landed amid a sharp1:39overnight exchange about 600 Ukrainian1:42drones sent toward Moscow on Monday1:44evening, Russian strikes killing [music]1:46at least 10 in Kharkiv and 17 in total1:48overnight, and more than 2,000 families1:51with children ordered to evacuate from1:52Dnipropetrovsk within a month. [music]1:54Ukrainian Deputy Intelligence Chief1:56Major General Vadym Skibitsky says the1:58long-range strikes against logistics,2:00fuel, and supply lines will continue.2:02>> [music]2:02>> The account comes from a single BBC2:04Global News Podcast edition at 1400 GMT2:07on the 18th of August, drawing on a2:09well-placed military [music] source and2:11official statements without independent2:13corroboration. So, what specific2:15consequences Moscow will try to impose2:17and whether [music] the disputed drone2:18pipeline can sustain the campaign remain2:20unanswered.2:21Like and follow for more stories that2:23matter.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗