Months after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a ‘World War 3’ warning to the USA-led NATO military alliance, a Russian expert has claimed that Moscow can easily disable Britain and France’s nuclear deterrents “within one day” if a global conflict were to erupt.
Russia’s Operation Unthinkable
Months after Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a ‘World War 3’ warning to the USA-led NATO military alliance, a Russian expert has claimed that Moscow can easily disable Britain and France’s nuclear deterrents “within one day” if a global conflict were to erupt. Russia will eliminate the nuclear potentials of Britain and France within one day after carrying out Operation Unthinkable, said Moscow military expert Dr Yuri Baranchik, outlining Russia’s response if Putin’s war against Ukraine transcends into World War 3, according to The Mirror.
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Vladimir Putin’s Operation Unthinkable would help achieve two purposes, said Dr Baranchik. The first one would be to deprive Europe of its military geopolitical status.
Next, it would reduce the number of nuclear powers from nine to seven.
‘Operation Unthinkable would pull out Britan, France’s nuclear teeth’
The Russian tactics in ‘Operation Unthinkable’ would “deprive Europe of its military-geopolitical status”, said Dr Yuri Baranchik, while outlining Russia’s tactics if World War 3 unfolds.
Russia Ukraine War
Last month, Russia launched a massive ground assault in the region, opening a new front and capturing several villages. The Russian advance posed a serious threat to Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, which is just 30km away from the border.
Russian forces have crossed the international border to the north of Ukraine’s second biggest city Kharkiv and have made what analysts are calling “tactically significant advances”.
US-based analysts at the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) say they have advanced in northern areas of the town of Vovchansk and appear to have taken control of Vovchansk Central District Hospital. They have also made small gains in the village of Starytsia and have advanced closer to the village of Lyptsi to the west.
Russia has intensified its attacks on the region following Friday’s surprise incursions across the border, seizing several villages and settlements in one of the most significant ground attacks since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
Vovchansk, located 74km (45 miles) from Kharkiv, has been heavily bombed in recent days. While it is a significant town in the region, Vovchansk is not of specific military importance, though its capture would be a blow to Ukrainian morale.
However, Ukrainian officials say they are stabilising the situation and that the tempo of Russian operations in the area is decreasing. Thousands of civilians have fled towards Kharkiv and there are concerns among Ukrainian commanders about what could happen if Russian troops get within artillery-range of the city.
