The head of German diplomacy, Annalena Berbock, assessed on Tuesday that the increasingly frequent attacks by Ukrainian drones on the territory of Russia comply with international law, AFP and Agerpres inform.

Annalena Burbok at a meeting of the German governmentPhoto: dpa picture alliance / Alamy / Alamy / Profimedia

“Russia attacked Ukraine, therefore Ukraine has the right, guaranteed by the UN Charter, to defend its own country and people,” said the head of German diplomacy during a press conference, answering questions about the possible risks of an escalation of the conflict, the recent attacks by Ukrainian drones will mean attacks that multiply in the Moscow region.

“Russia is constantly bombing civilian objects in Ukraine, silos, hospitals, churches. And Ukraine defends itself within the framework of international law,” said Annalena Burbok during this press conference together with her Estonian colleague Margus Tsakhna.

“Ukraine adheres to international law, and we must clearly understand this topic: we are talking not only about ending the war, but also about compliance with the peace plan of President (Ukrainian Volodymyr) Zelensky, which means rejecting Russia in Russia,” the Estonian said. the minister in turn.

“The escalation is already underway,” the Estonian minister also said, mentioning, among other things, the deportation of thousands of Ukrainian children to Russia. Moscow accuses Kyiv of drone attacks, while Ukraine does not comment on them at all.

Russia cites an increase in drone attacks on its capital

On Tuesday, Russia again announced that it had shot down Ukrainian drones for the fifth day in a row. The attack did not result in casualties.

At the end of July and the beginning of August, devices were destroyed over the business districts of Moscow, causing minor damage to the facades of two towers.

In May, two drones were shot down over the Kremlin, and two more hit residential buildings in the Russian capital.

“The war is coming to the territory of Russia,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared at the end of July.

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