Angry calls followed: Ukraine used the Patriot system over the Russian Federation - Bild

While Russian troops systematically attack the border of Ukraine, the Armed Forces cannot be answered by the same, since they are forbidden to use NATO weapons in the Russian Federation. Russia is constantly attacking Ukraine, releasing hundreds of shells on Kharkiv and Vovchansk, but the West requires that NATO weapons cannot be used in Russia or over its territory. That the German edition of Bild compares with the boxing duel when one hand at the fighter is tied behind his back.

The publication quotes a Ukrainian fighter who is near Vovchansk in Kharkiv region. According to him, "from 6:00 to 15:00 the Russians released from 6 to 12 artillery shells a minute without a break. All their artillery is in Russia. Everywhere they shoot and everything is burned: villages, Vovchansk, forests. But we cannot lead Fire in response to the safe distance of the artillery supplied by the United States (and other countries).

" Ukraine is also not allowed to use Western air defense against Russian aircraft attacks; She has to wait for the bombers to release their winged missiles, and are allowed to attack them only when they find themselves over the Ukrainian territory. According to Bild, the Ukrainian army has at least once used the Patriot system of American production over the territory of the Russian Federation.

An immediate reaction followed in response: angry calls from Berlin and Washington and threats to stop the supply of anti -aircraft missiles if such an incident was repeated. But after 27 months of Russian aggression, the western blockade finally shifted. Several heads of state, including Sweden, have stated in recent days that their weapons can now be used against Russian purposes.

However, many of the available tools shoot American shells, and the United States, along with Germany, oppose such surgery. On Sunday, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg demanded that the West "rethink these restrictions, because we tie our hands to the Ukrainian Armed Forces too much restrictions. " Stoltenberg added: "The right to self -defense includes the right to attack legitimate military objects outside Ukraine. This is part of self -defense.

We clearly see it now in battles in Kharkiv region, because Russian troops are in Russia and attack the territory of Ukraine on the border ". Jens Stoltenberg stands for the use of Western weapons to protect Ukraine - in particular on Russian land. Germany's position, on the other hand, remains unchanged. Chancellor Olaf Scholtz stated on weekends in Berlin that there are "clear rules that were agreed with Ukraine and working" for the supply of German weapons.