DPR head Denis Pushilin called the use of the Bayraktar drone by the Armed Forces of Ukraine a serious step 
Of Ukraine (APU) of the Bayraktar drone in battle. Pushilin's interview with the Donetsk media was published on YouTube.
“They again cross a certain line and use it for combat purposes. Thank God, no one died and the damage there is quite small. We spent a long time investigating, because it looked like some kind of artillery components. Even we were not sure that they could transgress it. This is a very serious step, “said Pushilin.
He criticized the reaction of Western countries to what happened. “Guys, where is France, where is Germany, what are you doing? This is the same violation, “the head of the DPR noted.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine first used Bayraktar in hostilities on October 26 in the Donetsk region. Pushilin said the next day that he could not deny that he was using the drone. “Bayraktar can operate from a distance that will be critical for us in terms of suppressing them,” he noted.
At the same time, on November 9, DPR Foreign Minister Natalya Nikonorova stated that “the case of Bayraktar's combat use is not confirmed “and” all this is fake.