Ukraine Has 25% Of Needed Air Defence: Zelensky To AFP

May 20, 2024

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with AFP on Friday said his country needed over a hundred aircraft to counter Russian air power and said Ukraine only had a quarter of the air defences it needs.

His country has faced a surge of devastating attacks as the war stretches into its third year, leading Kyiv to double down on pleas to strengthen its depleted air defences.

“Today we have about 25 percent of what we need to defend Ukraine. I’m talking about air defence,” Zelensky said.

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