New Putin base has nuke missile that could ‘flatten London’ in 8 minutes

With Russia now inflicting heavy casualties in Ukraine with its hardcore Oreshnik missiles, pro-Putin mouthpieces are claiming they could strike Britain in just minutes

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is secretly building a military base that could strike Britain in just eight minutes. It comes as Moscow continues its deadly war in Ukraine, continuing to stall for peace. Pro-Kremlin media are reporting the new base will include the capability of holding the Oreshnik missile, which has been used to target cities in Ukraine, causing untold amounts of damage. This means that the “Doomsday nuke”, if launched, could raze London to the ground in just eight minutes.

The claims come after the Polish military confirmed that Russia had crossed into Polish airspace with its missiles. The escalation was the latest in dangerous rhetoric from Putin, who claimed that Moscow would be unable to accept Western troops on the ground in Ukraine as a security guarantee.

Now, construction is taking place on a site close to the village of Pavolvka in neighbouring Belarus. Just a few kilometres south of the capital Minsk, satellite images of the site show the area is looking more and more like a Russian military site, despite being placed in a completely separate country.

Aerial images of the site show that the size of the potential base is huge, spanning a total of 280 football pitches. On top of this, the Mirror reports that there are some 13 different depots for ammunition to be seen, all being hidden by specifically designed walls for defence.

Military experts now believe that Oreshnik missiles could be placed at the base once fully operational. As a result, it means that Moscow could easily put London into striking range, wreaking havoc for millions of people.

State media backing Putin have gloated about the Oreshnik, branding it a “game-changing” piece of artillery. Currently the Oreshnik has only ever been used once in a “test” launch of the missile, sending it into Ukraine with no nuclear warheads; it caused huge damage to its targets.

Experts backing Moscow are also claiming that Western forces would have no means to properly stop the missile from striking its targets, adding that the base should be operational in Belarus by the end of 2025. If the missile was launched from its current spot, it would take a total of 20 minutes to reach London, before the nuclear warhead would cause untold damage to Britain.

Speaking to Radio Liberty, Polish military expert Konrad Muzyka explained: “These objects are connected with some strategic-level equipment that could be deployed in Belarus, whether it is the Oreshnik or something else. It could be nuclear weapons, because there could be facilities in this place that were used to store such weapons during the Cold War.”

Other NATO allies have shown their concern at the potential military base, with retired Finnish intelligence officer Marko Eklund saying it could only be used to store Oreshnik missiles. “If the Oreshnik base appeared here, it could be just right for this role,” he said.

The moves come as the war in Ukraine continues to grind on, all while Polish airspace is still being incurred by Russian missiles. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has openly said the violations are now the closes Poland has been to conflict since World War 2.

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