Ukrainian Defense Minister Andriy Zahorodniuk has expressed condolences to Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar over the deaths and injuries of the Turkish military as a result of the shelling by the Assad regime with the support of the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic.

“This morning I had a phone conversation with Minister of National Defense of the Republic of Turkey Hulusi Akar. I expressed my condolences over the deaths and injuries of the Turkish military as a result of the shelling by the Bashar al-Assad regime with the support of the Russian Armed Forces in the Syrian Arab Republic. We share sorrow of everyone who lost loved ones during those tragic events. The death of people is always a great grief for the whole country. And in Ukraine, where our defenders are being killed for the sixth year, we understand it better than anyone. Yesterday's horrific tragedy once again showed that the actions of the Russian Federation have no borders and pose a threat to the whole world,” Zahorodniuk wrote on his Facebook page on February 28, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported.

As reported, at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in Syria's Idlib province on Thursday in an aerial attack by Russian-backed Syrian regime forces, Turkish officials said, raising the specter of full-blown conflict.

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