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The Russian Ministry of Defense published a list of 21 European companies that, according to Moscow, manufacture drones and components for Ukraine, while the Vice President of the Russian Security Council, Dmitri Medvedev, explicitly labeled them as legitimate potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces.
The list includes 11 branches of Ukrainian companies and 10 foreign companies, with exact physical addresses in the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, Spain, Israel, and Turkey.
Moscow justified the publication by stating that on March 26, several European leaders decided to increase the production and supply of unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine for use in attacks against Russian territory, and warned that these actions by the European leaders risk dragging their countries into a war with Russia.
Medvedev was more explicit in his threat: "The statement from the Ministry of Defense must be taken literally: the list of European facilities that manufacture drones and equipment is a list of potential targets for the Russian Armed Forces. When the attacks materialize depends on what comes next. Sleep well, European partners"
Among the companies identified as Ukrainian branches are Fire Point and Horizon Tech in the United Kingdom, Davinci Avia and Airlogistics in Germany, Kort in Denmark and Lithuania, Terminal Autonomy in Latvia, Destinus in the Netherlands, Antonov State Enterprise and Ukrspecsystems in Poland, and DeViRo in the Czech Republic.
As manufacturers of components, the list includes 3W Professional in Germany, Navigation UAV in Spain, four Italian companies producing piston engines, PBS in the Czech Republic, Elsight in Israel, and two Turkish companies.
The publication of physical addresses of civilian facilities in NATO countries, accompanied by Medvedev's statement, was interpreted by Ukrainian and independent media as a direct threat of attacks on European soil.
The episode occurs at a time of intensified Western support for Kiev: on April 14, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin, where seven models of Ukrainian-German drones were showcased and a defense package of 4 billion euros for Patriot missiles was agreed upon.
That same day, the United Kingdom announced its largest package of drones for Ukraine, with immediate deliveries, as part of its commitment of £3 billion annually in military aid.
Spain and Belgium also pledged 2 billion euros in military aid to Ukraine in recent weeks.
In March 2026, Ukraine attacked with long-range drones more than 70 industrial targets in Russia, including oil and gas facilities, as reported by General Syrskyi.
This rhetorical escalation is framed within a growing tension since September 2025, when Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov stated that Russia was de facto at war with NATO following incidents in which Russian drones violated the airspace of Poland and Estonia, leading the Alliance to launch Operation "Eastern Sentinel."
The European Union is making progress simultaneously on the European Defense Initiative with Drones to create an interoperable anti-drone shield by 2027, while the Drone Alliance with Ukraine aims to produce more than two million units annually by 2030.
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