Britain's military 'is ready to fight Russia tonight': UK army chief's stark warning after Putin declared we are now 'directly involved' in Ukraine war

But in May he acknowledged the army would run out of ammo in two months A top military official has declared the British Army would be ready to fight Vladimir Putin's forces 'tonight' if Russia were to invade another European nation in addition to Ukraine. A muzzle flash lights up pine trees as the British Army's new Archer Mobile Howitzer gun fires, as British Army soldiers take part in training near Rovaniemi in the Arctic Circle, Finland Lt. Gen Sir Rob Magowan told the House of Commons defence committee yesterday afternoon: 'If the British Army was asked to fight tonight, it would fight tonight' Security camera footage out of the central-eastern city of Dnipro showed several projectiles streaking in and detonating after Russia launched a new hypersonic missile yesterday A grab taken from handout footage released by Russia's Defence Ministry on March 1 purports to show the test firing of an ICBM belonging to the country's nuclear deterrence forces Magowan's declaration of Britain's readiness to engage Putin's troops comes a day after British and European leaders decried a 'clear and deeply concerning escalation' in the Ukraine conflict when Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro with an advanced hypersonic missile yesterday morning. Russia this morning allegedly fired an intercontinental ballistic missile as part of a brutal barrage of targets in Ukraine Maria Zakharova took an urgent phone call and was urged not to comment on the reports Russia's military had until yesterday deployed smaller, slower Iskander missiles and a handful of hypersonic Kinzhal projectiles alongside hundreds upon hundreds of attack drones to destroy targets in Ukraine. The Storm Shadow missiles struck a building with an underground 'control room' where Russian and North Korean military officials are believed to be holed up Russian President Vladimir Putin, listens to a report by First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, during a one-on-one meeting at the Kremlin, November 20, 2024 The Russian attack targeted enterprises and critical infrastructure in Dnipro as well as other sites across the country, Ukraine's air force said, at a time of escalating moves in the 33-month-old war. The RS-26 or Frontier missiles weigh up to 50 tonnes and have a 3,600 mile-range, although they have never been used in combat The wide-ranging attacks by Russia this morning come on Ukraine's annual Day of Dignity and Freedom Poland scrambled NATO F-16 aircraft this morning for air defence patrols amid the attack on Ukraine The Aegis Ashore Poland missile defence system on the occasion of an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Naval Support Facility in Redzikowo, Poland in November 13, 2024 Poland's President Andrzej Duda speaks standing in front of the deck house of the Aegis Ashore missile defence system is seen in Redzikowo, northern Poland in November 13, 2024 The wide-ranging attacks by Russia were carried out on Ukraine's annual Day of Dignity and Freedom, honouring the beginning of its struggle for independence and liberty.