US Embassy sees no problem in Ukraine’s use of drones in Donbas
The US Embassy in Ukraine has issued a statement regarding the first use of the Bayraktar strike drone by the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Donbas.
V statement saidthat the Russian-backed side has repeatedly used banned weapons in the region, and that Moscow’s reaction to what happened is not only deceiving, but also contributing to the escalation of tensions.
“We call on both sides of the conflict in Donbas to abide by the terms of the ceasefire, but let’s be clear – the Russian-backed side has repeatedly used howitzer artillery and drones against Ukrainian forces, in direct violation of enhanced measures agreed last year, and recently killed a Ukrainian military“, – said in a statement of the American diplomatic mission.
Reaction after impact
- On October 26, the Ukrainian Armed Forces first used the Bayraktar strike drone in Donbas, which was purchased from Turkey.
- The next day, the plenipotentiary representative of the Russian Federation in the Trilateral Contact Group for Donbass, Boris Gryzlov, said that Kiev was trying to provoke Donbass to resume hostilities.
- Turkey successfully used these UAVs in Syria, and Azerbaijan – in the war with Armenia when ousting Armenian military formations from Nagorno-Karabakh.
- German Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrea Sasse expressed concern over the fact that the Ukrainian military used Bayraktar drones for the first time in Donbas.
- At the same time, Ukraine’s Ambassador to Germany Andriy Melnyk responded to official Berlin to “concern”, stating that Ukraine has the right to self-defense.
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