Russia taunts Britain with threat to 'sink cocky island' using deadly nuclear torpedo

Vladimir Putin talks to the media after visiting a military hospital (Image: Russian State TV)

Russia has threatened to unleash its deadly nuclear torpedo on the UK, as tensions between London and Moscow continue to rise. The UK has been a staunch supporter of Ukraine's military since the beginning of Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion in February 2022.

It has provided Kyiv's army with an array of weapons to help Ukraine's troops repel Russia's vicious and unprovoked attack. To date, the Government has committed £10.8 billion in military support and "will sustain £3 billion a year in aid until 2030 to 2031 and for as long as it takes." Downing Street's unwavering support for Kyiv has infuriated the Kremlin, which has regularly threatened apocalyptic consequences for the British Isles.

The Poseidon nuclear torpedo (Image: Russian Ministry of Defence)

Putin propagandists have rained down hysterical threats to wipe out Britain using its formidable arsenal of nukes. And the Kremlin could not resist taking another swipe at the UK, as the country prepares to celebrate Bonfire Night.

The Russian tabloid Komsomolskaya Pravda wrote: "One Poseidon drone would be enough to make, for example, Britain a thing of the past. One Poseidon would be enough to send that cocky little island to the bottom of the sea."

The Status-6 Oceanic Multipurpose System, known as Poseidon, is a Russian autonomous nuclear-powered underwater drone designed as a strategic retaliatory weapon capable of delivering a massive nuclear warhead to coastal targets.

The Kremlin claims it can generate a 500-metre-high radioactive tsunami upon detonation, potentially devastating entire coastal cities and rendering them uninhabitable for decades.

Sir Keir Starmer has proved to be a particular thorn in the side of the Kremlin, regularly urging fellow Western leaders to do more to help Kyiv.

At a recent London meeting of the so-called "coalition of the willing", he called on its members to provide long-range missiles to Ukraine's army.

He also called on Western states to do more to take Russian oil and gas off international markets and to allow Ukraine to use frozen Kremlin assets to fund its defence.

The UK has recently transferred additional Storm Shadow cruise missiles to Ukraine, boosting Kyiv's long-range strike capability against targets deep inside Russia.

The Storm Shadows can strike targets at distances ranging from about 250 to 560 kilometres (155–350 miles), depending on the variant.