Ukraine war latest: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation
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Key developments on March 11: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation, destruction Ukraine hits Russian depots, air defenses in occupied territories, military says Russia's Sochi under 'unprecedented' 24-hour mass Ukrainian drone attack, mayor says Russia accuses
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War Ukraine war latest: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation March 11, 2026 9:02 pm • 7 min read Prefer on Google by The Kyiv Independent news desk Key developments on March 11: Russia blames UK for Storm Shadow strike on military plant, threatens 'new level' escalation, destruction Ukraine hits Russian depots, air defenses in occupied territories, military says Russia's Sochi under 'unprecedented' 24-hour mass Ukrainian drone attack, mayor says Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking facilities linked to Black Sea gas pipelines Moscow threatened "a fundamentally new level of destruction and human casualties" after Ukrainian forces struck a military-linked plant in Russia's Bryansk region using Storm Shadow missiles, according to a statement by Russia's Foreign Ministry on March 11. The warning followed a Ukrainian strike on the Kremniy El facility, a major Russian microelectronics producer that manufactures components used in missile guidance systems. Moscow claimed the attack killed seven civilians and injured 42 others. The Kyiv Independent could not independently verify the claims made by Russian officials. Become a member – go ad‑free Kyiv, however, said the strike targeted the plant itself, one of Russia's largest producers of military microelectronics. The facility manufactures semiconductor components used in guidance and control systems for Russian missiles that frequently strike Ukrainian cities. In response, Russia's Foreign Ministry argued that Ukraine could not use Storm Shadow missiles without what it called the "direct involvement" of its NATO partners. "Western states bear full responsibility for the consequences of this strike, which resulted in civilian casualties," the ministry said. " Britain has gone beyond the norms of international law and is ready… to take the conflict to a fundamentally new level." The ministry also accused Kyiv's Western partners of attempting to derail peace negotiations....
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