Russia's brutal war against Ukraine is affecting more and more innocent people, even outside Ukraine, as evidenced by the plane crash in Aktau, which must be fully investigated, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said.

“Russia's brutal war against Ukraine is affecting more and more innocent people - even outside Ukraine. This is evidenced by the plane crash in Aktau, which must be fully investigated. Our thoughts are with the families of the victims, and we wish the injured a speedy recovery,” Scholz wrote on the social network.