Odesa can be protected by additional SAMP/T or Patriot systems - Zelensky

He said this during a joint press conference with Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar in Kyiv, an Ukrinform correspondent reported.

"Russia is attacking our ports. First of all, you have to understand that whenever it does this, it is always forcing you to do something - not only us, but also our partners and the UN - to open something, to lift sanctions on something. There are many different conversations behind the scenes, behind the scenes of what Ukraine knows, even so. Whether someone likes to hear it or not, it is a fact. Thank God, we have intelligence and it works," the Head of State noted.

He emphasized that Ukraine needs additional air defense systems, including SAMP-T or Patriot, to protect the infrastructure of Odesa and beyond.

As reported, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the enemy fired 16 Kalibr cruise missiles, eight X-22 cruise missiles, six Oniks cruise missiles, an X-59 guided missile and 32 Shahed-136/13 attack UAVs at Ukraine at night. Our air defense system shot down 13 Kalibr cruise missiles, an X-59 guided missile and 23 Shahed-136/131 attack UAVs. Strikes by X-22 and Oniks missiles were aimed at the infrastructure of the Odesa region.