Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy celebrated Berlin and Washington’s tank commitments in his nightly video message on Wednesday, speaking of a “fist of freedom that will not allow tyranny to rise again.” At the same time, progress is also needed in other military areas: long-range missiles and fighter jets.
He requested these weapons during a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Zelensky said. “Artillery cooperation” should also be expanded.
The importance of Western anti-aircraft systems for the besieged country was once again demonstrated on Thursday evening. Which Ukrainian According to the military, it destroyed 24 Russian drones. During the night, Russia tried in vain with the missiles to attack regions in central Ukraine and the capital Kiev. This was prevented by anti-aircraft fire, the military command said.
Russian air strikes
There is a great danger of further air and missile attacks. According to the Kyiv regional administration, 15 of the 20 drones around the capital were shot down and no damage was done. There was another national air raid alarm on Thursday morning. The regional governments warned of possible Russian missile attacks and called on the population to seek protection.
Two missiles were sighted over the territory of the Mykolaiv region, the governor there Vitaly Kim told the Telegram short message service. The head of the Kiev presidential office, Andriy Yermak, said the first Russian missiles had been launched.
Emergency power off
Since October, Russia has focused on critical infrastructure in the Ukraine with missiles and drones. This leads time and time again to power outages in large parts of the country. The heating and water supply are also regularly interrupted. Due to the risk of missile strikes, the energy company DTEK ordered an emergency shutdown of power in the Kiev, Odessa and Dnipropetrovsk regions early Thursday morning.
Source: Krone
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