MOSCOW, June 24 At the Pentagon amid statements by the Russian authorities about the involvement of the United States in the terrorist attack in Sevastopol, they claim that Ukraine itself decides where to strike, Reuters reports.
«Ukraine makes its own decisions regarding targets and conducts its own military operations,» the agency quotes Pentagon spokesman Charles Dietz as saying.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, during negotiations with his Belarusian colleague Sergei Aleynik, said that the involvement of the United States and Ukraine in the terrorist attack in Sevastopol is not in doubt.
A deliberate terrorist missile attack on the city of Sevastopol was carried out on June 23 at 12.15 Moscow time by five American ATACMS operational-tactical missiles equipped with cluster warheads. While repelling the missile attack, Russian air defense intercepted four missiles. The explosion of the fragmentation warhead of the fifth American missile in the air led to numerous casualties among civilians in Sevastopol. According to the latest data, 153 people were injured and injured of varying severity, 79 of them were hospitalized, including 27 children. Four died, two of whom were children. Monday, June 24, has been declared a day of mourning in Sevastopol and the Republic of Crimea.
Russia believes that arms supplies to Ukraine interfere with the settlement, directly involve NATO countries in the conflict and are “playing with fire.” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted that any cargo that contains weapons for Ukraine will become a legitimate target for Russia. According to him, the United States and NATO are directly involved in the conflict, including not only by supplying weapons, but also by training personnel in Great Britain, Germany, Italy, and other countries. The Kremlin stated that pumping Ukraine up with weapons from the West does not contribute to negotiations and will have a negative effect.