Ukraine's need for modern anti-missile weapons now greatest in Europe - Zelensky

In the context of Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine's need for modern anti-missile systems is now the greatest in Europe, and delays in providing these weapons cannot be justified.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said this in his video address, Ukrinform reports.

He stressed that Ukraine does not currently have a sufficient number of modern anti-missile weapons.

"It is our country in Europe that needs such weapons most right now. Delay with its provision cannot be justified. I will constantly emphasize this when talking to our partners," he said.

Zelensky also stressed that Ukrainian air defense units managed to "cut the wings" of Russian missiles on June 14. "Some of the missiles fired by the occupiers at our cities were shot down. And these are saved lives. This is a saved infrastructure. But we managed to shoot down only part of them. Unfortunately, there are victims, there is destruction. Today, the Lviv and Ternopil regions were hit. And we keep telling our partners that Ukraine needs modern anti-missile weapons," Zelensky said.

In addition, Zelensky said that Ukraine made the first requests for anti-missile systems long before the full-scale invasion, and this week there will be many different important talks, and not only with European politicians who are able to provide Ukraine with modern anti-missile systems.

"Even though Russia has fewer and fewer modern missiles with each passing day, Ukraine's need for such systems remains. Because Russia still has enough Soviet types of missiles, which are even more dangerous. They are many times less precise, and therefore threaten civilian objects and ordinary residential buildings much more," Zelensky said.