The operation to detain the militants of the Wagner private military company was unprofessionally prepared and could have provoked numerous casualties. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a press marathon "30 questions to the President of Ukraine".
The Head of State noted that he had talked to the head of the special operation to detain the militants, and he had admitted the possibility of the Turkish plane being hijacked by members of the PMC.
"I had a feeling that we were being drawn into it (the operation - ed.). And I say that I want to know: the Turkish Airlines plane, which departs from Minsk, will have ordinary people on board, Turkish citizens and others - more than a hundred people," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
The Head of State stressed that the possible casualties among the passengers of the Turkish Airlines plane would have caused indignation of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and, as a result, the deterioration of relations between Ukraine and Turkey.
"I said it was not our operation, it was not thought out in detail. I am ready to accept any operation, even this one, if things are calculated in detail and if people are not injured," Volodymyr Zelenskyy added.
He also noted that Head of the President's Office Andriy Yermak could not approve the decision on the operation to detain Wagner militants, as he did not have such powers.