President hears report on use of air defense systems provided by partners

On August 6, on the Day of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky heard a report on the use of Patriot and IRIS-T air defense systems by Ukrainian soldiers.

“Today, I heard a report on the use of advanced air defense systems - Patriots and IRIS-T, which we received from our partners - by our warriors. I am grateful to every country, every leader who helped us with them! These are powerful systems, very effective,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.

According to him, these systems have already yielded significant results, and not only for Ukraine.

“Because every destruction of Russian missiles in our skies, especially air-launched ballistic Kinzhals, which Russian terrorists have long boasted about... Every success of our warriors is a reassurance to the world that a terrorist state is not able to undermine common security,” the President stressed.

As reported, President Zelensky said on August 6 that Ukraine’s Air Force had shot down more than 3,500 different aerial targets (aircraft, helicopters, missiles) and more than 2,000 combat drones since the beginning of the full-scale invasion.