Zelensky to press Nato for air defence systems after intense Russian strikes
Russian social media accounts are full of videos of people queuing for hours to buy petrol and fighting over what little they're allowed. On the
Russian social media accounts are full of videos of people queuing for hours to buy petrol and fighting over what little they're allowed. On the eve of the Nato gathering, Zelensky voiced hope that the meeting in Turkey would not be "empty". Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has urged member states to "pull their weight" and ensure Ukraine gets what it needs "to defend its sovereignty".
He underlined that Kyiv was "changing the dynamic on the battlefield", referring to efforts to stall Russian ground troops in the east. That's also about the recent drone strikes, apparently giving Ukraine an edge. The phrase of the month here is "window of opportunity". But as the war in the skies has intensified, Russia's ballistic missiles are causing Kyiv real problems.
Ukraine's air force issues a daily tally of the weapons Moscow launches alongside the number intercepted. On Monday, almost all drones were blocked successfully but the failure rate for missiles was glaringly obvious. Ukraine did not stop a single ballistic missile in that attack. It isn't easy: they fly at several thousand kilometres an hour and there just aren't enough US-made Patriot air defence missiles in Ukraine to counter them.
"It is simply absurd that, in today's world, production has still not been scaled up to the level actually required to protect people from ballistic terror," Zelensky said, venting his frustration in a video address on Monday.
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