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Ukraine should be allowed to use F-16s to strike targets in Russia - Czech President Pavel 

30 August, 2024 Friday
10:58

Czech President Petr Pavel states Ukraine should be granted the right to use F-16 jets provided by European countries to strike targets within Russia

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Novinky.cz reported the information.

“If, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter, we want to help Ukraine against aggression, and if we help Ukraine with material supplies and not directly by participating in the fighting, then it is up to Ukraine to decide how to use these arms supplies," Petr Pavel said.

According to him, it is quite legitimate for Ukraine to attack targets in Russia.

"If it weren't for the fact that Russia has launched aggression and that it has been hitting targets on Ukrainian territory for a long time, Ukraine would not need to hit any targets in Russia," he noted.

Pavel emphasized that “President Putin holds the main card”. According to the Czech president, the Russian leader can end the war overnight.

  • Explosions were heard across regions in Ukraine as Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on August 26.
  • On August 26, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy chaired a meeting of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief's Staff following a massive Russian attack. According to him, Russia has launched 127 missiles of various types and 109 drones at Ukraine
  • Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the Ukrainian military used F-16 fighter jets to shoot down some Russian missiles during a massive attack on August 26.
  • The WSJ and CNN have reported the crash of an F-16 fighter jet in Ukraine. Later, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the information.
  • On Thursday, August 29, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed that an F-16 fighter jet crashed while repelling a Russian missile strike, resulting in the pilot's death.
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