Russian media oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev took to British airwaves to urge an immediate tactical nuclear strike on western Ukraine, openly rebuking President Vladimir Putin for refusing to deploy atomic weapons.
Speaking during an appearance on Piers Morgan Uncensored broadcast on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the 52-year-old founder of the pro-Kremlin Tsargrad television network argued that civilian populations should receive a 72-hour ultimatum to evacuate designated zones before warheads target suspected Western weapons depots.