Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday claimed that elements manufactured by US corporations have been present in a missile used to assault the nation’s capital Kyiv earlier this week, killing 12 folks.
“The missile that killed civilians in Kyiv contained at least 116 components sourced from other countries-and most of them, unfortunately, were manufactured by American companies,” Zelensky stated on X.
On Thursday, a Russian missile assault on Kyiv killed 12 folks and injured 90 others, with Ukraine alleging using a North Korean missile within the assault.
Neither Russian nor North Korean officers have commented on the claims.
“The investigation into all the details about the missile is ongoing. However, it is already clear that it was a ballistic missile from North Korea,” Zelensky stated, reaffirming his nation’s claims.
Recent months have additionally seen studies of North Korean troopers combating towards Ukraine, amid hotter ties between Pyongyang and Moscow.
Saying that search and rescue operations in Kyiv ended solely right now, Zelensky added that greater than 30 individuals are nonetheless hospitalized, together with these with extreme accidents.
He stated that the dearth of adequate strain on Russia permits it to import such missiles and different arms, arguing that North Korea can be capable of produce such missiles for comparable causes.
“We insist that Russia must immediately and unconditionally agree to a full ceasefire,” Zelensky added.
US authorities haven’t but commented on Zelensky’s assertion.
Source: www.anews.com.tr