INDEPENDENT | Published December 11, 2024
Ukrainian president’s plea comes after Russian missile killed at least four people in Zaporizhzhia
Ukraine would be able to completely defend its skies if it received around a dozen more Patriot air defence systems from Western allies, Volodymyr Zelensky has said, urging them not to let the systems “gather dust”.
Signalling his frustration, the Ukrainian president said: “I sometimes do not get it… Everyone understands that an additional 10-12 Patriot systems for Ukraine will ensure life for us and make the war for (Russian president Vladimir) Putin meaningless.
“We repeat again and again that air defences should save lives, not gather dust at storage bases,” he said.
His plea came after a Russian missile killed at least four people and injured 20 more, including a child, in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia.
Also in the Zaporizhzhia region, a drone hit and severely damaged an official vehicle from the UN nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, on the road to the Russian-held nuclear power plant there yesterday.
While the UN team is safe, the agency’s chief Rafael Grossi repeated his calls for “utmost restraint” from both sides.
In Russia, an overnight missile attack has damaged an industrial facility and set ablaze at least 14 of cars in Taganrog in Rostov.
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SOURCE: www.independent.co.uk
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A police officer evacuates a woman from a building heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine December 10, 2024. REUTERS/Stringer
US NEWS & WORLD REPORT | Published December 11, 2024
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (Reuters) -President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged Ukraine’s allies on Tuesday to provide 10-12 more Patriot air defence systems that he said would fully protect its skies, after a Russian missile killed at least four people in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia.
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, Ukraine has consistently asked its allies to supply more advanced air-defence systems.
Speaking in Kyiv, Zelenskiy signalled his frustration.
“I sometimes do not get it … Everyone understands that an additional 10-12 Patriot systems for Ukraine will ensure life for us and make the war for (Russian President Vladimir) Putin meaningless,” he said after meeting European Parliament officials.
Zelenskiy urged allies to use frozen Russian funds to pay for more Patriots as Ukraine braces for another winter of Russian attacks on its devastated power system.
“Please take the money from Russian assets – 30 billion it will cost. But it will fully close our skies,” he said, without specifying the currency.
Zelenskiy made the comments hours after a Russian missile attack killed four people in Zaporizhzhia, destroying a private clinic and injuring 20 more people, including a child.
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SOURCE: www.usnews.com
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