Zelensky: Ukraine does not have the ability to produce an advanced air defense system

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a joint press conference with Lithuanian President Gitanas Navseda that Ukraine currently has the ability to produce the system. It lacks advanced air defense

according to the website “Kiev Independent” Zelensky said that Russia used 500 missiles and drones in the new round of attacks.

Zelensky said: Sufficiently advanced air defense systems are something Ukraine currently lacks. We can fight Russia with technology.”

Since the beginning of the Ukraine war, Zelensky has put a lot of pressure on various international actors, especially in the Western world, to provide assistance. continue to Ukraine in the midst of the country’s war with Russia.

Vilnius also promised to continue its support to Ukraine through the defense contracts signed last year.

Small Baltic countries have been pressing the West to provide more advanced weapons since Russia’s massive invasion of Ukraine.

A Ukrainian Air Force official has said that the escalation of Russian missile and drone attacks has challenged Ukraine’s air defense and makes the country vulnerable.

Despite Zelensky’s efforts, support has recently declined. US President Joe Biden’s administration’s plan to send billions of dollars more in aid to Kyiv has stalled in Congress, and Europe’s pledge to provide one million artillery shells has failed.

Meanwhile, the long-range attacks of Russian forces on Ukraine continue. The mayor of Kharkiv, the second largest city in Ukraine, said that this city was targeted by Russian S-300 missiles.

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