Zelenskiy: Ukraine using Turkish-made Bayraktar drones in Donbass conflict in self-defence
"When the Ukrainian army feels the need to defend its land, it does so. Ukraine's use of Turkish strike drones in the conflict in the eastern Donbass region is defensive and does not violate any agreements," Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed in his comments on Friday while defending the use of Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drones against Russian-backed separatists.
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- Published Date: 06:13 | 29 October 2021
- Modified Date: 07:05 | 29 October 2021
Ukraine's use of Turkish strike drones in the conflict in the eastern Donbass region is defensive and does not violate any agreements, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday.
Russia accused Ukraine of destabilising the situation after government forces used a Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone to strike a position controlled by Russian-backed separatists this week.
The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces said it had deployed the drone to force pro-Russian separatists to cease fire and the drone had destroyed an artillery unit belonging to the separatists using a guided bomb.
"When the Ukrainian army feels the need to defend its land, it does so," Zelenskiy said, according to comments published on the presidential website.