Russian fighter pilots will be punished for killing innocent Ukrainians: Zelensky
President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned Russian fighter pilots flying sorties in Ukraine that they will face justice.
“You will be held accountable one way or another,” Mr Zelensky said on Wednesday. “Today or tomorrow, it doesn’t matter that much. The important thing is that it’s inevitable.”
As an example, he mentioned a Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian forces over the besieged city of Mariupol.
“And this will happen to anyone who kills our people, peaceful people in our peaceful country,” the Ukrainian president added.
He added that Russian pilots had no idea of the gravity of the orders they were carrying out.
“The killing of civilians is a crime,” Mr Zelensky added.
Ukraine claimed to have shot down about 100 Russian fighter planes and bombers since Russia invaded its western neighbour nearly four weeks ago.
The claim could not be verified independently.
(dpa/NAN)
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