“I’m grateful to everyone who is already helping us to bolster our air defences, enabling us to intercept the majority of Russian missiles and UAVs. At the same time, according to Ukrainian Defense Intelligence, Russia is looking to procure 2,400 Iranian Shaheds.” said Zelenskyy.
The president added that Ukraine is under sustained Russian missile assault for two days in a row now, warning that even being “desperate,” Russian dictator Vladimir Putin can still escalate the war even further.
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Zelenskyy stressed the need for foreign assistance in helping Ukraine secure its airspace, in order to protect critical civilian infrastructure.
As Defense Express, informed on the morning of October 10 multiple cities of Ukraine were rocked by explosions, with missiles hitting critical infrastructure and residential areas
Russians had launched 84 cruise missiles: Kh-101 and Kh-555 missiles from Tu-95 and Yu-160 bombers approaching from the Caspian Sea, and Kalibr missiles from the warships in the Black Sea, and also more than 20 Shahed-136 loitering munitions. Three cruise missiles crossed Moldova's airspace, russian ambassador was summoned for an explanation.
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