Ukraine needs military aircraft because we are losing our people - Zelensky

Ukraine needs military aircraft so that the Ukrainian military could be able to defend their land more effectively, because Ukraine is losing a lot of people.

He said this in an interview with foreign media outlets, according to an Ukrinform correspondent.

"We need military planes - we lose a lot of people, so I would like you to solve this issue," Zelensky said, answering questions from a Polish journalist about how his country could still help Ukraine.

At the same time, he noted that he does not condemn those states that have decided not to provide such planes to Ukraine, because they provide a lot of assistance. Ukraine is grateful to them for this. "I understand both Poland and the United States. I will not accuse them of anything. They do a lot, I am grateful," Zelensky said.

As reported, several EU countries have officially stated that they are not going to hand over fighter jets to Ukraine, although this information was previously voiced by EU chief diplomat Josep Borrell.

In recent days, most EU member states have offered Ukraine some assistance with lethal weapons or equipment to resist Russian aggression. In particular, Germany has radically changed its position, which has so far opposed and also blocked the supply of weapons of its own production to other countries.