close
close
Local

Czechia supports Ukraine which strikes Russian soil with weapons supplied by the West

Support independent journalism in Ukraine. Join us in this fight.

Become a member Support us once

The Czech government supported allowing Ukraine to strike targets in Russia using Western weapons, the Czech News Agency (CTK) reported on May 28, citing Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala.

American officials, as well as German these have declared on several occasions that they can't stand or encourage strikes by kyiv with weapons supplied by the West to Russia.

The tide, however, appears to be changing amid arguments that Washington's ban meant Ukraine was unable to attack Russian forces as they gathered before crossing the border into Kharkiv Oblast may's beginning.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was one of the last high-profile Western leaders to call for a the end of the ban.

Fiala supported Stoltenberg's call, calling the Ukrainian position “simply logical.”

“As a country under attack, Ukraine certainly has the right to use all means of defense,” Fiala said.

President Volodymyr Zelensky on May 26 urged Ukraine's partners to allow kyiv to use western weapons strike military targets in Russia.

“We see every point of concentration of Russian troops. We know all the areas where Russian missiles and warplanes are launched,” Zelensky said in his statement. evening speech.

Some countries, such as UNITED KINGDOM, Lithuania, SwedenAnd Finland, said they did not object to Ukraine using its weapons to strike inside Russian territory.

Update: Ukrainian drone hits Russian early warning radar, flies record 1,800 kilometers

For the first time since the start of the large-scale invasion, Ukraine attacked facilities in Orsk, some 1,800 kilometers (about 1,200 miles) from the drone launch site, according to the source.

Related Articles

Back to top button