Edited by maklukpenggoda at 24-11-2024 02:27 AM
Britain's new £3.2billion aircraft carrier has stocked up on ammunition and increased its 'readiness' after a Ukrainian military chief claimed 'World War Three had begun'.
HMS Prince of Wales sailed into Glenmallen on Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute in Scotland, as tensions between the West and Russia threaten to boil over.
Posting on X, the 65,000-tonne ship's official account wrote: 'We have arrived into Glen Mallan to uplift our ammunition and increase our readiness.'
Defence sources were quick to stress the £3.2billion warship's arrival at the Scottish military hub was part of a pre-planned exercise ahead of its global deployment next year and 'not in response to Russian aggression'.
However, it comes amid a chilling claim by a Ukrainian military chief that the world was already in the middle of an all-out conflict, as the war between Russia and Ukraine escalated to new, terrifying heights this week.
Russian tyrant Vladimir Putin threatened to blitz UK and US military facilities, after British and American-made missiles were used by Kyiv to strike targets deep in Russian territory.
In a televised address last night, the despot said his war in Ukraine was escalating towards a global conflict following the decision to allow British Storm Shadow missiles and American ATACMS rockets to be used to strike inside Russia.
He then warned the West that Moscow could devastatingly strike back - amid claims the Kremlin was already planning a savage strike on Kyiv's Parliament building.
Putin has already leaned on his autocratic allies, North Korea, Iran and China, to back his invasion of eastern bloc neighbour, which this week marked its 1,000th day since the war erupted.
Around North Korean 10,000 soldiers have been sent by Pyongyang to fight alongside Russian troops in the Kursk region, as Moscow aims to replenish its forces and reclaim the territory taken from it three months ago.
Zaluzhny went on to highlight the support Putin's armies had received from Tehran, which has sent thousands of Shahed attack drones to Moscow and also assisted it with the technology to build the drones itself, according to reports.
More than 8,000 Iranian-developed drones have been launched since the war began two-and-a-half years ago, Kyiv said in September, with many targeting civilian homes as well as military targets.
'Let's be honest. Already in Ukraine, the Iranian "Shahedis" are killing civilians absolutely openly, without any shame,' Zaluzhny said, adding that Chinese and North Korean weapons were also being used against his country.
It comes after Moscow's ambassador to the UK declared that Britain is now 'directly involved' in the war after Kyiv's Storm Shadow attack on Russian territory this week.
Daily Mail
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