Strengthening air defense, weapons for warriors and sanctions against the Russian Federation: the President appealed to the countries of the European Council meeting

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky began his appeal during a special meeting of the European Council for information on Russian blow to Chernihiv: 17 people were killed, more than 60 were injured. “And so happens every day. This reflects our key need now - aircraft. In Ukraine, in Ukraine, in our part of Europe, unfortunately, there is no such format that we all saw in the Middle East.

We only convince that we also need to defend Europe from ballistics and Shahaneda, from winged missiles and bombs, as happened in the sky of Israel and other countries in the region. And I thank everyone who also perceives our need for safety - as a need for equal safety for all, because all lives are equally valuable and equal, ”the head of state said. Volodymyr Zelensky noted that Russia has destroyed almost all Ukrainian thermal electrical generation.

Russian invaders beat on dams, equipment of hydroelectric power plants and gas infrastructure. The Russian aggressor state does not refuse from radiation blackmail. Ukraine does not reject that not only the infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant. “This can only be stopped by the PTROOT, Iris-T, SAMP/T, NASAMS. Systems that are in particular at your disposal. They are needed in Ukraine right now.

They are needed for Putin to be deprived of the habit of relying on terrorist methods, and this is, in particular, your safety need, ”the President stressed. The head of the Ukrainian state thanked all countries - participants of the meeting for initiative and participation in coalitions in order to support Ukraine, our defense and security forces.