A Russian weather expert has predicted favorable conditions for a potential nuclear strike on a town in the UK. Yevgeny Tishkovets, a meteorologist known for blending his weather forecasts with mentions of potential attacks on Britain and Europe, recently suggested targeting Farnborough in Hampshire based on meteorological patterns.
During one of his forecasts broadcasted across Russia’s 11 time zones, Tishkovets highlighted the wind direction being conducive for various weapon deployments, including low-yield nuclear arms. He emphasized that the current east-west wind flow in the lower troposphere could effectively carry radiation and other fallout towards European countries.
Having served in the Russian military for two decades, Tishkovets expressed enthusiasm about the potential impact of such an attack on the European continent. He also criticized recent Ukrainian strikes using British-French cruise missiles on Bryansk, a city near Russia’s border, which caused significant damage to a crucial microelectronics plant supplying components for Russian missiles.
In a fervent outburst on a Russian propaganda channel, Tishkovets called for retaliatory missile strikes on Western facilities, specifically mentioning the French commune Le Plessis-Robinson and the English town of Farnborough, where certain missiles are produced. He urged for the destruction of these facilities and personnel involved.
Tishkovets, aged 51, made these controversial remarks on the Solovyov LiveTV channel, associated with prominent Putin propagandist Vladimir Solovyov and broadcasted by the All-Russian State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company (VGTRK). The channel took over Euronews frequencies in April 2022 following the commencement of the unlawful war in Ukraine.
Solovyov, a well-paid Kremlin supporter decorated by Putin, has chosen to educate some of his children in Britain despite his vocal support for Russian policies.