Ukraine has the right to self-defense, including strikes against legitimate military targets outside the country, including russian aircraft, as was done today, which are used to shell Ukrainian cities. This was announced by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday following a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, UNN reports .
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We must also remember that this is a war of aggression, russia has attacked Ukraine. Ukraine has the right to self-defense. This includes striking legitimate military targets outside of Ukraine. Shooting down russian planes that are being used to attack Ukraine is part of Ukraine's right to self-defense
He noted that although Ukraine has a multi-level defense system, it still needs to be strengthened.
It needs to be made more comprehensive. Ukraine already has various systems to shoot down drones, to shoot down missiles, including ballistic missiles. There are NASAMS systems, IRIS-T systems, Gepard systems, and of course Patriot batteries. This is exactly the system we are talking about, but it requires more batteries, more systems, and ammunition for these systems
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