German Foreign Minister Analena Berbock prematurely cut short her visit to the southern Ukrainian city of Mykolayif after it was discovered that her mission was being followed by a Russian reconnaissance drone, a spokesman for the federal foreign ministry announced recently.
Earlier, members of her delegation had been asked to hurry back to the mission’s armored vehicles as they prepared, together with the minister, to visit the city’s aqueduct.
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According to the magazine Der Spiegel, such flights are usually followed by airstrikes, which is why it was decided that Mrs. Burbock and her colleagues should be removed as soon as possible. The Russian drone continued to follow the cars in motion for a while and an alarm was sounded in Mykolife, but ultimately without an attack.
The city of Mykolaiv is close to the front and at the beginning of the war its port was one of the first targets of the Russian forces. Ukrainian forces have so far been able to successfully defend themselves, but recently the area has come under frequent drone and rocket attacks. The port remains closed due to the war.
Last night Analena Burbok had to stay for 20 minutes in a shelter in Odessa, after an air raid alert. An explosion followed near the city, but it is not known what was the target or whether there were any casualties. Ahead of the Foreign Minister’s visit, four people were killed and many more injured in two Russian drone attacks in Odesa.
Source: RES-MPE
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