Zelensky: Ukraine defends itself against Russian ballistic missiles

Kyiv. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyj, Ukraine also fended off ballistic missiles during Russian attacks.

Zelensky wrote this on social media and thanked his country's American and Norwegian partners for a Nasams-type air defense system. He also thanked Germany and France for their anti-aircraft support. It is important that such packages continue to be delivered, he wrote and accused Russia of escalation.

Knowing that Ukraine lacks interceptor missiles, Moscow is increasingly relying on ballistic missile attacks. These are particularly difficult to defend against due to their high speed. Jet-powered drones are also causing problems for Kiev's anti-aircraft defense system. Zelensky repeatedly draws attention to his country's lack of anti-aircraft defenses.

He accused Russia of terrorism and that lives, people and civilian infrastructure were being attacked day and night. Russia attacked, among other things, data and business centers and residential buildings in Kyiv. An educational institution and a student dormitory were attacked in the Odessa region. Two foreign ships were hit. Nine regions were the target of Russian attacks that night. The result is damage to energy objects, civil companies and residential buildings.

The Defense Ministry in Moscow wrote on Telegram in the morning about attacks on the capital Kiev and its surrounding areas and the Odessa region. Two weapons storage facilities and two data centers were hit in Kiev and the region. In the Odessa region, two ships, a substation and port objects were hit, among other things. The information cannot be independently verified.