Ukraine officially names Iran as an accomplice of Russian war crimes

Providing weapons for waging an aggressive war in Ukraine and killing Ukrainian citizens makes Iran an accomplice in the crime of aggression, war crimes and terrorist acts of Russia against Ukraine. This is stated in a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, UNN reported.

"The Russian Federation continues to commit terrorist acts against the civilian population and critical infrastructure of Ukraine, using Iranian-made combat drones," the Foreign Ministry said.

Diplomats stressed that only last week Russia struck more than a hundred strikes with Iranian kamikaze drones on residential buildings, power plants, sewage treatment plants, bridges and playgrounds in a number of Ukrainian cities. Dozens of people, including children, were killed and injured.

One third of Ukraine's energy infrastructure was damaged. The buildings of two diplomatic institutions in Kyiv were damaged, the ministry said.

"Providing weapons for waging a war of aggression in Ukraine and killing Ukrainian citizens makes Iran an accomplice in the crime of aggression, war crimes and terrorist acts of Russia against Ukraine," the statement said.

The Foreign Ministry called on Tehran to immediately stop supplying any weapons to Russia. Otherwise, Iran and its leadership will bear the strictest responsibility, including in the framework of international trials for Russia's crimes against Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry stressed.

Author - Serhii Kolomiets, 18/10/2022