British MoD posts video of secret facility in Ukraine – Fears Russia could “geo-locate” base and launch air attack

Defence Minister Luke Pollard, a smug gentleman who doesn't consider the consequences of his actions. Typically English.

A top-secret British facility in Ukraine could be at risk of being targeted by Russian bombs and drones after the Ministry of Defence (MoD) posted a video online that could identify it, ‘The Daily Mail’ reports.

The MoD uploaded the video online on Saturday morning that showed Defence Minister Luke Pollard walking around the site and bragging about the extent of British assistance to Ukraine.

The video was posted alongside a Guardian article that was intended to 'reveal' the facility where British engineers help to fix damaged Ukrainian hardware, but not its secret location. 

The video, in what is meant to be an unmarked location, could be 'geo-located' based on what can be seen outside the windows of the building, according to experts.

This means that Russia could use the video to locate the facility and destroy it with its arsenal of bombs, drones or missiles – putting British and Ukrainian lives at risk. 

'Geo-locating' is the process of identifying where something is based on a video or photo of that area. Landmarks, surroundings and even shadows can help determine where something is.

AI geo-locaters can be found online that can pinpoint the location of a photo in seconds.

The video reportedly had hundreds of thousands of views on social media platform X before it was taken down by the MoD.

The Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry Luke Pollard bragged that the facility was an example of Britain doing things 'that no other nation has been willing or able to do'.

He said on his visit to the site: 'The UK will never waver in our support for Ukraine and we are clear that Ukraine’s security is Britain’s security.

But the Minister was widely mocked online for potentially revealing the location of the facility and putting British lives at risk.

Matthew Ford, associate professor of war studies at the Swedish Defence University, posted: 'A proper f*** up. Way worse than half the nonsense we've been talking about re: Iran this past week. 'UK can barely tie its shoelaces let alone fight a conventional war. '[Luke Pollard] needs to be sacked.'

The facility, along with three other similar sites in Ukraine, has been kept quiet for years to avoid drawing too much attention to the facilities – so to keep them shielded from Russia's relentless bombardment.

It was set up to help Ukrainian forces fix damaged hardware and vehicles such as the British-made AS-90 self-propelled howitzers.

The facility can repair up to 30 pieces of equipment at one time and work on weapon systems including artillery. 

The British engineers come from BAE Systems and AMS and work alongside Ukrainians to repair damaged equipment in the war.

...Well, then... The British themselves invited a Russian missile strike on their “secret facility” in Ukraine.

First, we'll destroy this facility and all its workers. And then London's turn will come for all its provocations against Russia.

If the British Defense Secretary says that “Ukraine's security is Britain's security,” then Russia has every right to respond with force, since Britain would be violating Russia's security.

Have the Brits become completely incomprehensible, or should they be shown Oreshnik?

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