Cyprus News Agency

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha made a statement regarding Ukraine’s operations against legitimate targets deep inside the territory of the Russian Federation.

Describing the strikes as “Ukraine’s own sanctions,” Sybiha said: “These are Ukraine’s own sanctions against the Russian war machine, and we will not ease them. The capabilities Ukraine now possesses allow us to reach, on a larger scale, targets thousands of kilometers deep inside the aggressor state.”

Minister Sybiha stated that this operation undermines Russia’s terror potential in Europe and its support for “criminal regimes” in regions such as Iran.

Stressing that their approach is based on a simple logic, Sybiha said: “Destroying the sources of terror is more effective than later intercepting the tools of terror in our own airspace or on our land.”

Referring also to the security concerns of Russian officials, the minister concluded: “Russian officials are right to admit that there are no safe places left in Russia. And all of this is a direct consequence of the Kremlin starting this illegal war and refusing to end it.”