British troops practice long-range strikes on Putin's hometown during NATO drills
Photo: British troops are actively preparing for a possible war with Russia (Getty Images)
British troops have practiced strikes on St. Petersburg, the Russian city where dictator Vladimir Putin was born, The Sun reports.
The British Army, as part of NATO, is preparing to respond to Russian aggression in the event of a potential confrontation.
During recent exercises, British troops deployed the latest Nyan rocket-powered drones.
According to British military personnel, the drones have a range of nearly 250 kilometers.
Their primary mission is to strike targets such as oil storage facilities, ammunition depots, and enemy military command posts.
The exercises were held at a base in Tapa, located approximately 250 kilometers in a straight line from St. Petersburg.
The region is home to Russia's strategically important Kronstadt naval base and Levashovo military airfield.
"During the exercises, we tested whether it (the Nyan drone — ed.) could fly from here to St. Petersburg. It all depends on the enemy's air defenses and electronic warfare, which affects how we would have to maneuver," one British serviceman explained.
It was also noted that the Nyan drones are replacing a company of Challenger 2 tanks that had been stationed in Estonia for ten years.
Earlier, RBC-Ukraine reported that Lithuania's defense minister named the most likely targets of Putin's aggression after Ukraine.
It was also reported that Putin had ordered his forces to monitor NATO exercises.
More recently, Merz listed the countries that could face a new Russian aggression.
