Zelensky on the strike on Zaporizhzhia: we reiterate that air defense should save lives, not gather dust in storage bases
Kyiv • UNN
After a missile attack on Zaporizhzhia that claimed three lives, the president called for additional air defense systems for Ukraine. Zelenskyy emphasized that 10-12 Patriot systems would be able to fully protect Ukraine's skies.
Commenting on the enemy strike on Zaporizhzhia that claimed three lives, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on partners to provide Ukraine with additional air defense systems as soon as possible, emphasizing that they should save lives and not gather dust in storage bases. Zelensky said this in an evening address, UNN reports.
Now in Zaporozhye, a rescue operation continues after a Russian missile strike. Ballistics. For Urban Development. Eighteen people are injured, all are being treated. But, unfortunately, there are dead. My condolences to my family. I have already talked to the commander-in-chief about what is needed to give more security to our cities. And we are talking with all our partners about additional air defense systems. We now don't have enough systems to protect our country from Russian missiles. But partners have these systems. We repeat again and again that air defense should save lives, and not gather dust on storage bases,
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Earlier, Zelensky statedthat 10-12 additional Patriot systems will be able to fully protect the skies of Ukraine. He offered to buy them at the expense of frozen Russian assets in the amount of 30 billion rubles.
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The death toll from the strike on Zaporozhye increased to 3 people, rescuers pulled the body out from under the rubble.
