Putin's ally threatens 'global nuclear fire' if Kyiv seizes 'Russian land'

    Vladimir Putin's proper-hand guy Dmitri Medvedev has warned the West of "global nuclear hearth" if Ukraine's counteroffensive proves a hit.

The comments come as Ukraine is reportedly close to making a breakthrough after launching large attacks against Russian positions in the south of the united states of America.

"Our military, repelling the counteroffensive of the collective enemy, protect the residents of Russia and our land. That is obvious to all decent people. But beyond that, they prevent international warfare," Medvedev wrote on Telegram.

He warned that if Ukraine seized "Russian land" - probably a reference to the illegally annexed Crimean peninsula - there could be nuclear warfare with the West.

Medvedev brought: "believe that the offensive of the Ukrobanderites [sic] with the help of NATO was successful and that they seized part of [Russian] land, then we might need to, with the aid of the policies of the decree of the President of Russia, go for the use of nuclear weapons.

"There's no different way out. Therefore, our enemies must pray for our warriors. They do not permit the global nuclear fireplace to flare up."

The feedback come after Ukraine's pinnacle defense respectably stated Kyiv's forces would flow to free up Crimea "quickly".

The peninsula turned into annexed using Russia after an unrecognized referendum in 2014. Russia - and Vladimir Putin - sees it as an essential part of Russian lands.

Crimea additionally holds strategic significance being Russia's simplest blue-water port that doesn't freeze over at some stage in the wintry weather.