# Russia warns UK faces attacks over support for Ukraine > Source: > Published: 2026-08-25 05:49:58+00:00 # Russia warns UK faces attacks over support for Ukraine - Former Russian deputy foreign minister Andrei Fedorov has warned that British drone factories could face attacks from unknown sources following increased UK military support for [Ukraine](/topic/ukraine). - The warning coincided with Prime Minister Andy Burnham's first overseas visit to Kyiv, where he reaffirmed the UK's unwavering commitment to Ukrainian defence. - The UK has agreed to declassify blueprints for British components used in the long-range Scalp missile to support Ukraine. - During bilateral talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky, Mr Burnham urged Western allies to supply Kyiv with additional interceptor missiles. - A new agreement was signed granting the UK Ministry of Defence access to Ukraine's Avengers AI database to learn from battlefield combat data.