German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sharply criticized Russia for strikes on Ukraine, which he called terror against the civilian population.

As reported World, the German Chancellor made the statement at a joint press conference with Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof. It is noted that Merz accused Russia of"the most serious war crimes" for the recent massive attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

He stressed that over the past few days, Russian forces have"deliberately and ruthlessly" attacked the civilian population of Ukraine using numerous drones and cruise missiles.

Friedrich Merz added that these attacks were"terror against the civilian population" and "anything but not a proportionate response" to the "very precise" Ukrainian strikes on Russian military airfields.

Russian attacks on Ukraine

In recent days, there has been a series of powerful attacks by Russian occupation forces on Ukrainian cities. On Monday night, Ukraine suffered its largest night-time drone attack since the beginning of the war. The Air Force reported that the enemy used almost 500 air attack vehicles – 479 drones and 20 cruise missiles.

At the same time, June 10 the occupiers aimed the main blow at Kyiv , the Odessa region was also affected. Air Force spokesman Yuriy Ignat reported that Russia attacked the Ukrainian capital with a large number of weapons from almost all sides.

In total, the enemy launched 322 air attack vehicles over Ukraine. Ukrainian air defense managed to neutralize 284 air targets.