Peskov said Russia will strike facilities producing long-range weapons for Ukraine

Russian presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated on Thursday, August 24, 2026, that the Kremlin had reacted "extremely negatively" to Britain's intentions to share with Ukraine secret data on British components for the SCALP long-range missiles. In his words, London is thereby "methodically and regularly pouring oil on the fire" of the conflict and weaving intrigues aimed at undermining the peace process. The statement came against the backdrop of the British government authorizing defense company MBDA to disclose classified information about the British parts used in this missile.

Threats of strikes on facilities

Separately, Peskov emphasized that Russian intelligence is already working to identify sites in Ukraine where, according to Moscow, such weapons may be produced or assembled. "Russian military forces are carrying out the corresponding work and obtaining data to establish the locations where such missiles and other military equipment are produced, and are taking measures to destroy the relevant facilities," the Kremlin spokesperson stated. Thus, Moscow has in effect declared its intention to strike Ukrainian enterprises linked to the production of long-range weapons.

Accusations of "direct involvement" in the war

As is customary, Peskov accused London of directly participating in the war on the side of Kyiv. "Britain is participating in this war on the side of the Kyiv regime; it is methodically and regularly pouring oil on the fire, and it is also methodically and regularly weaving intrigues to prevent any progress in the peace settlement process," he stated. In the Kremlin's view, he said, the transfer of technical documentation is seen as an attempt to sabotage any efforts toward a peaceful settlement.

London's response

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham promptly reacted to the Kremlin's accusations that his country is "pouring oil on the fire" of Russia's war. "Who started the fire? That's the question, isn't it?" he noted, shifting responsibility for the escalation onto Moscow. London's response became a public demonstration that Britain does not intend to back down from its course of supporting Kyiv, including the transfer of technologies and data related to long-range weapons.

Context: what are SCALP and Storm Shadow

The SCALP missile is the French variant of the British Storm Shadow; both systems use shared French and British technologies. This is precisely why the transfer to Kyiv of data on the British components of the SCALP prompted a sharp reaction in the Kremlin: by Moscow's logic, this means that Western countries are not limiting themselves to supplying finished munitions but are involving the Ukrainian side in maintaining and potentially locally producing long-range weapons. Against this backdrop, Peskov's statements about searching for and destroying the relevant facilities in Ukraine sound like a direct warning about expanding the geography of strikes.