Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Kyiv urgently needs Patriot interceptor missiles after massive attack
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for interceptors, the only weapon that can shoot down ballistic projectiles, after Ukraine was unable to down any of the missiles fired by Russia.
- He said it was "simply nonsensical that, in the modern world, production has still not been scaled up to the level actually required to protect people from ballistic terror".
- Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired 351 drones and 68 missiles overnight into Monday, targeting mainly Kyiv, and all 29 ballistic missiles struck their targets.
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- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has pleaded for interceptors, the only weapon that can shoot down ballistic projectiles, after Ukraine was unable to down any of the missiles fired by Russia.
- He said it was "simply nonsensical that, in the modern world, production has still not been scaled up to the level actually required to protect people from ballistic terror".
- Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia fired 351 drones and 68 missiles overnight into Monday, targeting mainly Kyiv, and all 29 ballistic missiles struck their targets.
Sources: The Independent