Vladmir Putin has accused Britain of carrying out a "barbaric terrorist attack" after long-range British missiles were used in Ukrainian strikes which allegedly killed civilians.
On Wednesday, Ukrainian forces launched strikes on the Kremniy El plant in the city of Bryansk - which President Volodymyr Zelensky described as one of Russia's "most important military factories".
The Ukrainian leader said the plant produced electronics and components for Russian missiles.
Those missiles "strike our cities, our villages and civilians", he added.
The Ukrainian military confirmed the attack was carried out using British Storm Shadow missiles.
Russia's Foreign Ministry then raged at what it called a "deliberately planned terrorist attack".
"Britain has stepped beyond the bounds of international law and is ready, through the hands of its puppets, to move the conflict to a fundamentally new level in terms of destruction and human casualties," it claimed.
"We also note that the use of British weapons systems is taking place amid intensified political and diplomatic efforts in the Russia-US-Ukraine trilateral format aimed at resolving the Ukrainian crisis.
Vladmir Putin has accused Britain of carrying out a 'barbaric terrorist attack'
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Then, Kremlin goons claimed the "goal of London and other Western capitals" was to derail the peace process through a "large-scale provocation involving civilian casualties and trigger an escalation of hostilities".
Mr Putin's embassy in the UK then tried to shift the blame further.
The missiles "were manufactured in the United Kingdom, funded by British taxpayers, and supplied to the Kiev regime," it said.
It then claimed that UK "specialists" were involved in the strike.
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Ukrainian forces launched strikes on the Kremniy El plant in the city of Bryansk
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"Therefore, the blood of the residents of Bryansk, including children, is therefore on the hands of the British military," the Russians said.
"This makes London complicit in the war crimes and terrorist acts of the neo-Nazi Kiev regime."
When asked about whether Russia would respond militarily to the use of British missiles in the attack, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would "take it into account".
A day of mourning has been declared across Bryansk in the wake of the strikes, the Russian Embassy confirmed.
Dmitry Peskov said Moscow would 'take into account' Britain's so-called involvement in the strikes
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Throughout the conflict, Russia has repeatedly criticised Western nations for backing Kyiv’s war effort, accusing them of attempting to provoke an escalation.
However, Moscow has relied on support from its allies for both manpower and technology since launching its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Russian forces have used Iranian-supplied Shahed drones in a number of deadly attacks, while an estimated 12,000 troops have been sent by North Korea to assist on the battlefield.
The Ukrainian strikes come as a fresh round of talks between US and Russian negotiators is set to take place next week.
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