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Ukraine's FM urges more Asian military support amid Russia's attacks with North Korean missiles

2 September, 2024 Monday
15:23

Following the morning attack on Ukraine, during which Russia used missiles sourced from North Korea, Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba urged Ukraine's partners in Asia to increase their military support

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"This night, Ukrainian school-age children and their parents slept peacefully at home before the start of the school year.

Russia launched a barrage of 35 missiles and 23 drones into Ukraine early this morning, while people were sleeping. Fortunately, Ukraine's air defense saved lives, but civilian infrastructure was damaged.

Some of the ballistic missiles fired at Ukrainian civilians this morning were KN-23 from North Korea," the minister said.

Against this backdrop, Kuleba stressed that the regimes in Pyongyang and Moscow have no restrictions on long-range strikes on any part of Ukraine.

"However, in defending itself against these two barbaric war machines, Ukraine is forced to fight with hands tied behind its back. Isn’t this absurd?" he stressed.

The Foreign Minister expressed his belief that it is high time for Ukraine's partners to ‘abandon baseless fears’ and lift restrictions on Ukraine's legitimate right to self-defence in accordance with the UN Charter, which includes the right to strike any legitimate military targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.

In addition, Kuleba stressed that Russia's use of North Korean munitions in the war against Ukraine not only violates international law and endangers the lives of Ukrainians, but also could significantly worsen the security situation on the Korean peninsula, in the Asia-Pacific region and in the world as a whole.

"The growing military cooperation between Putin and Kim poses a serious security threat to both Europe and Asia. We urge our Asian partners to consider increasing military aid to Ukraine. The stronger Ukraine is, and the less successful the Russian and North Korean dictators are, the more stable and secure Europe and Asia will be," the Ukrainian minister said.

  • On the morning of September 2, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Ukraine. Kyiv was in the targeting range of missiles: debris fell in a number of districts, and three people were injured. Ukraine managed to destroy 22 missiles and 20 UAVs.
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