Pentagon explains why NATO countries will not down russian aerial targets over Ukraine

NATO countries and the US, in particular, will not intercept russian targets during air attacks on the territory of Ukraine, as was the case with Israel, because US President Joe Biden has pledged not to involve the country in war, as well as because of "different landscapes and battlefields".

This was reported by Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh, the press service reports.

"We are talking about two very different landscapes and battlefields. At the very beginning, when russia invaded Ukraine, the President instructed this department to provide Ukraine with what it needs on the battlefield," the message reads.

Singh noted that Ukraine has been very successful in using air defenses and other capabilities to continue to win back its territory.

In addition, she reported that the head of the Pentagon, Lloyd Austin, had a conversation with the head of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, to get the latest information from the battlefield to better understand what other forces and means they might need, if any.

"The President made a commitment that the United States does not enter Ukraine, but we support Ukraine in its efforts to return its sovereign territory," she emphasized.

When asked whether it would be possible to attack russian targets from, for example, Polish or Romanian territory, Singh replied that "this would be drawing us into the war in a different way."

"And now we feel that Ukraine was able to successfully defend itself against russian attacks on its cities, population, and infrastructure. And we will continue to provide them with the necessary support for this," she said.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on the night of September 27, russia once again attacked the territory of Ukraine with strike drones, in particular, it hit the port infrastructure in the area of ​​Kilia on the Danube, which is close to the border with Romania. The country's Ministry of Defense was looking for a drone that likely flew into its territory.