"Very difficult with air defense": Zelensky named the regions of Ukraine that need additional protection (video)

According to President Vladimir Zelensky, there is a lack of air defense systems in the border areas that borders with Russia and Belarus. It is also difficult with air defense in the Donetsk direction. In areas bordering the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, the most difficult situation with air defense. This also applies to frontier and occupied regions.

This was stated on November 25 by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky at a press conference following the results of the International Grain from Ukraine. "It is clear that there is a deficit with air defense in Kiev. But there are cities where there are real problems. It is very difficult to cities where various weapons that come. That is, we talk not only about missiles, drones, balistics. -300, artillery, etc. ", -the President said.

According to him, this applies to border areas bordering Russia and Belarus. "It is difficult to air defense" in Sumy, Chernihiv and Cherkasy regions, as well as in partially temporarily occupied by Zaporizhzhia, Kherson regions. "Very difficult" in the Donetsk direction. Volodymyr Zelensky emphasized that Ukraine has transmitted information about the deficiency of air defense to specific partner states. These are countries with relevant systems or production capacity.

NSDC Secretary Alexei Danilov reported that the authorities are doing everything to make the maximum number of our country be protected by air defense. According to him, in the near future, Ukraine will receive additional anti -air products to help protect and save infrastructure. He stressed that before the winter, the issue of air defense is on the agenda, the authorities are working on this issue, because Ukrainians should be warm and light.

In addition, Lithuania has provided two NASAMS SPRs that have already been deployed in the country. The air defense facilities began their combat duty in November 2023. In addition to NASAMS, the Defense System of Ukraine has strengthened the Lithuania. On November 22, the Minister of Defense Rustem Umerov shared the results of the 17th meeting in Ramstein format. This meeting has been joined by more than 50 countries from all over the world to help Kiev fight the Russian Federation.

Ground-Based Air Defense is known about the creation of a new coalition. The leaders were Germany and France, and in total, another 20 countries joined it. We will remind, the US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin during a visit to Kiev we remind you that on November 24, a spokesman for the Air Force Yuri Ignat said that Russia has today collected a stock of about 900 missiles that can hit Ukraine. At the same time, autumn blows are massively used not rockets, but drones-Kamikadze.