Zelenskyy Claims Ukraine Focused By 103 Drones On Saturday, Over 600 Drone Strikes In Previous Week
President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has requested to extend sanctions on Russia after he claimed that Ukraine was attacked by 103 Shahed drones and over 600 drone strikes within the final week together with a number of guided aerial bombs and missiles which comprise of over 50,000 parts sourced from internationally.
In a submit on X, Zelenskyy mentioned, “Nearly day by day, we defend our skies towards Russian missiles and drones. Simply final evening, Ukraine was attacked by 103 Shahed drones, which contained 8,755 foreign-made parts. Over the previous week, Russia has used greater than 630 strike drones, roughly 740 guided aerial bombs, and practically 50 missiles of assorted varieties – totaling over 50,000 sanctioned parts sourced from around the globe.”
He famous that the sanctions strain on provide chains for overseas parts stays inadequate and mentioned that “Russia continues to accumulate the parts and manufacturing instruments it needs- nearly globally – and makes use of them within the weapons it employs to terrorize Ukraine.”
He gave a name for persevering with to strengthen cooperation with all of the companions of Ukraine on sanctions, air defence methods, long-range weapons, and help for the Ukrainian troopers.
“These priorities will assist defend our cities, villages, and positions on the frontline. I’m grateful to each companion serving to us with this”, the submit concluded.
The submit additionally comprised of a video which confirmed the areas of Ukraine which had been subjected to assaults within the final week. These included Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv and Dnipro.
The video reiterated the message which the Ukrainian President has emphasised repeatedly, that’s to extend help and air defence for Ukraine.
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden on Monday introduced further safety help help to fulfill Ukraine’s vital safety and defence wants, a press release by the US Division of Defence mentioned.
The package deal contains authorization of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) package deal, which has an estimated worth of USD 1.25 billion, to offer Ukraine further capabilities to fulfill its most pressing wants, together with missiles for air defence; munitions for rocket methods and artillery; and anti-tank weapons, as per Division of Defence.
In a submit on X, Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned, “As a part of the surge in safety help for Ukraine that President Biden introduced in September, the USA is offering USD 1.25 billion in weapons and gear at the moment for Ukraine’s self-defence. The US and greater than 50 nations stand united with Ukraine.”
