Volodymyr Zelensky again calls for more air defense systems after Russian attack

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky again asked its allies this Saturday for more anti-aircraft defense systems after the country shot down only 21 of 34 missiles that Russia launched at dawn against three regions in the west and central-east of the country in a bombing that seriously damaged the energy system.

“Tonight 34 Russian missiles targeted Ukraine. We managed to intercept a part of them. However, the world has all the resources to help us intercept all the missiles and drones fired by the russian terrorists. This is completely doable. “The only thing that is needed is for the necessary political decisions and agreements to be applied.”he wrote on his social networks.

“Which Ukraine What we need are air defense systems, a sufficient quantity and quality of weapons to guarantee our actions on the front line, as well as rapid delivery and firm action. Terrorism must always fail (…)”, he emphasized.

Zelensky thanks to EU and to the other partners for their help, a day after Washington announce in the group Ramstein that will release 6 billion dollars of military aid to Ukraine to increase access to Kiev to missiles Patriot and drones that allow us to respond to Russian advances on the Eastern Front.

Also Spain announced the shipment of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles far-reaching in the virtual meeting of more than fifty countries, in which they also participated Zelensky the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umérov the commander in chief of the Armed Forces, Oleg Sirsky and the head of military intelligence (GUR), Kirilo Budánov.

The president told his Western partners that “It all depends on how quickly we act and whether the agreements are fully implemented.”

“Despite Russia took the initiative in the six months in which we had to wait for (new) help from USAwe can still stabilize the front and advance, achieving the war objectives of Ukraine”, he stressed.

Zelensky finally obtained the approval of the more than 60 billion dollars in new US aid after assuring the president of the US House of Representatives in December, Mike Johnsonthat the Ukrainian Army would only last until March or April without this economic and military package according to the American media Politico.

This and the increasingly difficult situation at the front may have convinced Johnson to propose the vote.

Syrian informed the US Secretary of Defense the day before, Lloyd Austin and the rest of the allies in the format Ramstein of “the difficult operational and strategic situation, which tends to worsen,” as revealed this Saturday on his Telegram channel.