Russia issues nuke warning to UK in bizarre response to hypothetical Sky TV show

Russia has been incensed by a new Sky TV miniseries called The Wargame (file image) (Picture: Getty Images)

Russia warned against any attempts to target its Baltic Sea enclave following a fictional plot line featured in a new British miniseries.

Putin’s Russia appears to have been riled up by a new Sky One miniseries The Wargame.

The five-part show,which premiered last week,centres around a fictional Russian attack against the UK and the ensuing hostilities.

When Britain is left to fend for itself in the series,the PM orders a retaliatory attack on Murmansk and Kaliningrad,a strategically valuable pocket of Russian territory nestled between Poland and Lithuania in real life.

Tourists stood near the razor wire fence separating Russia’s Kaliningrad enclave from Poland and Lithuania (Picture: AFP/Getty)

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Start your day informed with Metro's News Updates newsletter or get Breaking News alerts the moment it happens.In a scathing post,the Russian UK embassy wrote on its official Telegram channel: ‘We have noted an article in The i Paper on Kaliningrad,which suggests,among other things,that NATO could blockade the region or ‘de-recognise Russian sovereignty’. The prospect of a hypothetical strike is also explored in Sky News’ recent mini-series The Wargame.‘Those advocating plans to blockade or strike Kaliningrad should have no illusions about the consequences. Any British or NATO military action against Russian territory would be met with a response using all means at Russia’s disposal,including nuclear weapons.‘Russia has repeatedly made clear that it neither seeks confrontation with NATO and Europe nor intends to attack them. But should anyone choose to unleash such a conflict,they must be under no illusion that Russia will respond accordingly.’❗️ Those advocating a blockade or strike on Kaliningrad should have no illusions about the consequences.

Any British or NATO military action against Russian territory would be met with all means at Russia’s disposal,including nuclear weapons.https://t.co/DgNjixMBSe pic.twitter.com/mu6QZIMkyS— Russian Embassy,UK (@RussianEmbassy) September 29,2026The post referred to an article in the i News,which described Kaliningrad as Putin’s ‘greatest weakness.’One former Nato official told the outlet that ‘Russia knows it’s a vulnerability.’While the chilling plot of The Wargame is fictional,it stars real-life politicians like Michael Gove,Nicola Sturgeon,Penny Mordaunt,Sayeeda Warsi and Kim Darroch. Anthony Scaramucci,who briefly served as the White House communications chief,took on the role of Nato’s secretary general.Michael Gove,a Conservative MP and now a member of the House of Lords,stars as the Prime Minister in The Wargame (Picture: Justin Downing/Sky UK Ltd)The Wargame features Nicola Sturgeon as the deputy Prime Minister and Richard Barrons as the chief of defence staff (Picture: Justin Downing/Sky UK Ltd)The Wargame is based on Sky’s podcast with the same name,which started in June last year.The series and ensuing publicity have no doubt put the secretive Kaliningrad enclave on the map.The area was severely bombed at the end of the Second World War before being made part of the USSR.During the Cold War,the zone’s secrecy increased as it became a home for the Soviet’s Baltic fleet.Kaliningrad is separated from the Polish-Lithuanian border by barbed wire (Picture: AFP/Getty)While Russia already has access to the Baltic Sea further north through the Gulf of Finland,this narrow route could,in theory,be blocked during a conflict.Meanwhile,Kaliningrad,Russia’s westernmost outpost,is hundreds of miles further south and closer to the mouth of the North Sea than the Gulf of Finland route.The region is on high alert following the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine,which has spilt into neighbouring Poland,a key Nato country.Polish warplanes scramble regularly when Russian aircraft or drones make incursions at the border.Lithuania,which also shares a land border with Kaliningrad and Russia ally,Belarus,has also seen an increase in drone activity linked to Russia.Got a story? Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at . Or you can submit your videos and pictures here.For more stories like this,check our news page.Follow Metro.co.uk on Twitter and Facebook for the latest news updates. You can now also get Metro.co.uk articles sent straight to your device. Sign up for our daily push alerts here.