Zelenskyy: Ukraine may run out of air defense missiles 'any week'
Photo: Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine (Getty Images)
Stocks of air defense missiles supplied to Ukraine by Western allies could run out "any week," said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a comment to Buitenhof.
"That's why when we speak about how much we need or is it enough... It can end any week. Because it depends on a massive attack or not so massive, each day's attack or attacks day, night, and morning. But we don't have a big package. It's always on the way," Zelenskyy said.
He said he is searching for missiles "each day," adding that securing additional air defense interceptors is the main reason for his "mini tour."
"We have systems, we have soft, we have everything what we created during the war. We have everything to destroy Shaheds, but we do not have anti-ballistic systems, we don't have Patriots or similar," the President said.
He noted that Ukraine could develop such systems, but it would take more time. According to Zelenskyy, Kyiv will do it either on its own or together with European countries, as he added, "I am afraid it will not be enough."
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that Ukraine is moving toward developing its own air defense systems, stressing that domestic production of air defense is a strategic priority.
In addition, Ukraine is introducing a unified ground station for fiber-optic drones. The new development will replace fragmented control systems and significantly simplify operators’ work in combat conditions.
It was also reported that a Russian Shahed drone was shot down for the first time by a private air defense system. This happened in the skies over the Kharkiv region, Mykhailo Fedorov said.
