On the morning of February 10, Russia launched another massive missile attack on Ukrainian cities. However, its Caliber missiles were also detected in the skies of other states.
In particular, two missiles crossed the airspace of Moldova and Romania, which is a NATO member country. ThisChannel 24 was announced by the speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuri Ignat on the air of the telethon.
The trajectory of Russian missiles
This information was also confirmed by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny. Since the beginning of a full-scale war, this is the first precedent for such impudence by Russia.
Yuri Ignat said that these Caliber missiles flew into the territory of Moldova and Romania from the Odessa region and, crossing them, again entered the airspace of Ukraine, into the territory of the Chernivtsi region. According to him, the air force saw this trajectory and even had the opportunity to shoot down missiles on the outskirts of the borders of Ukraine.
It is clear that this was not done, because there was a threat that missiles could fall on the territory of these countries, as it eventually happened in Moldova and Poland. – said Yuri Ignat.
So we had to shoot them down already on the territory of our state.
The world must react
Yuri Ignat also stressed that such a first case during the full-scale invasion of Russia should cause a reaction in the world. Moreover, this reaction must be. Especially considering that there are also ships of the Russian fleet with “Caliber” in the Mediterranean Sea.
This is a precedent that today will become such a mainstream, which will be today on many world media another proof of Russia's barbarism and their arrogance and their constant provocations. he said.
In his opinion, the world should strengthen protection in this region. “I don't want to tell anyone what they should do, but here it is obvious that there is a threat to the security of the citizens of this state,” Yuriy Ignat emphasized.
Therefore, Ukraine's partners will really need to take appropriate measures. And the best measures that can be taken are to strengthen Ukraine with those air defense systems that were previously promised at a meeting in the Ramstein format. Such weapons will give the Russians the understanding that there will be no point in hitting Ukrainian critical infrastructure.
Russian missiles on the territory of a NATO member state: briefly
- The fact that Russian missiles “Caliber” crossed the airspace of Moldova and Romania, on the morning of February 10, Commander-in-Chief Valery Zaluzhny announced. According to him, it happened at 10:18.
- The overflight of the Russian missile was also confirmed by the Ministry of Defense of Moldova. Because of this incident, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldova, Nicolae Popescu, urgently summoned the Russian Ambassador to Moldova, Oleg Vasnetsov. The ministry also called on Russia to stop military aggression.
- On the other hand, the Romanian Ministry of Defense stated that a Russian missile crossed Moldova, but never crossed the airspace of a NATO member country. According to them, the closest point of the missile's trajectory to Romanian airspace was about 35 kilometers northeast of the border.
