The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine released a statement calling on Iran to stop supplying weapons to the Russian Federation.

The statement is released on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ukrainian diplomatic service emphasizes that in the case of continuing arms supplies to Moscow, Tehran will be considered complicit in Russia’s crimes against Ukraine.

“We call on Tehran to immediately stop supplying Russia with any weapons. Otherwise, Iran and its leadership will bear the strictest responsibility, including within the framework of international legal proceedings regarding Russia’s crimes against Ukraine,” the statement said.

The ministry also emphasize that Dmytro Kuleb, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, appealed to the ministers of foreign affairs of the EU member states to impose sanctions on Iran for helping Russia.

“Tough sanctions against Iran are gaining particular relevance amid reports of the Iranian side’s intentions to transfer surface-to-surface ballistic missiles to Russia for their use in the war against Ukraine,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported.

It was also stressed that in recent weeks, the Russian Federation, using Iranian Shahed-136 loitering munitions, has carried out attacks on Ukrainian cities more than 100 times.

Drones hit residential buildings, playgrounds, power plants, sewage treatment plants and bridges. The buildings of two diplomatic institutions were also damaged. Dozens of people were killed and injured. It was emphasized that a third of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure was affected.

“Providing weapons for waging a war of aggression in Ukraine and killing Ukrainian citizens makes Iran complicit in the crime of aggression, war crimes and terrorist acts of Russia against Ukraine,” the Foreign Ministry stated.

On the morning of October 17, Russian troops launched a massive drone attack on objects in Ukraine.

An Iranian drone hit a residential building in Kyiv. As a result of the attack, four people died, including a pregnant woman. 19 people were rescued.

As previously reported, the day before the Washington Post reported that Iran plans to transfer short- and medium-range ballistic missiles – ateh-110 and Zolfaghar – to the Russian Federation.