Fresh drone footage has revealed the moment Russia launched a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine yesterday.
02.03.2022 - 15:57 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A third world war would be 'nuclear and destructive', a Russian minister has warned.
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, said on Wednesday that if a third World War were to take place, it would involve nuclear weapons and be destructive, the RIA news agency reported.
Lavrov has said that Russia, which launched what it called a special military operation against Ukraine last week, would face a 'real danger' if Kyiv acquired nuclear weapons.
His comments come as UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace warned Russia would likely use indiscriminate carpet bombing against Ukrainian cities as Vladimir Putin's forces close in on the capital, Kyiv - and again rejected calls for RAF jets to enforce a no-fly zone.
The Russian President, Mr Wallace said, knows 'no limits'.
And he said the leadership of the Russian military was 'ruthless' and prepared to lay 'siege' to cities and towns.
A former Nato commander, meanwhile, said a Nato no-fly zone couldn't be imposed on Ukraine because it 'would lead to the third world war'.
Russian troops have entered Ukraine’s second city Kharkiv following days of intensive bombardment, but Mr Wallace said Mr Putin's forces were not yet in control of it.
The Ministry of Defence said the latest intelligence suggested Russian forces had reportedly moved into the centre of Kherson in south Ukraine.
Artillery and air strikes have targeted built-up areas in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Mariupol and Chernihiv.
But Mr Wallace said the advance of Russian forces continued to be slowed by a combination of overstretched logistics, poor morale and brave resistance by Ukrainian fighters.
He told Sky News that Russian advances were being hampered by resistance they had seen 'footage of Ukrainians using UAVs to attack petrol
Fresh drone footage has revealed the moment Russia launched a hypersonic missile strike on Ukraine yesterday.
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