Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has announced plans to expand air defense in the coming year. That will be a “safety guarantee for the entire continent.” Background are the increasing Russian missile attacks on Ukrainian cities.
“In the new year, Ukrainian air defense will become even stronger, even more effective. This will be a guarantee of security not only for our country, but for the entire continent,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily video address on Friday night. The air defense has shot down countless Russian cruise missiles, missiles and so-called kamikaze drones in recent weeks. However, given the mass, not all missiles could be deflected.
Power supply strategy
The Russian army has been targeting the Ukrainian energy grid since October, causing enormous damage to power and water supplies for a long time. The population must be put under pressure in winter. In his speech, Selenskyj referred to a “clear strategy across the country”. It will take a lot of effort, but it will work, he said. Ensuring the generation and distribution of electricity is one of the most important tasks for the coming year.
Land gains in the Donbass
Meanwhile, Ukrainian forces are said to have made small gains in eastern Donbass. “In general, we are maintaining our positions. There are also some front sections where we are making progress,” the president said. According to Zelenskyj, the Ukrainian army captured the town of Novoselivske in the Luhansk region. This is about 20 kilometers northwest of Swatowe, a major destination in the region. Some Russian occupiers have been captured, Luhansk local government reported on Telegram. The information could not be independently confirmed.
Missing citizens
According to Ukrainian presidential adviser Alona Verbytska, 15,000 people, many of them civilians, have been missing since the start of the war. Her fate is completely uncertain. “We don’t know what happened to them. Are they also in Russian captivity, were they abducted from Russian-occupied territories or were they perhaps killed a long time ago?” for the relatives.
The Ukrainian authorities had repeatedly pointed out that entire families with children were being deported from the occupied territories to Russia. The Russian military has so far confirmed 3,392 prisoners of war, including civilians.
Source: Krone
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