Russians used 65 missiles, 178 drones against Ukraine in past week

Russians used 65 missiles, 178 drones against Ukraine in past week

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Over the week, Russian terrorists used 65 different missiles and 178 combat UAVs, including 87 Shahed drones, against Ukraine.

“In this week alone, Russian terrorists have already used 65 different missiles and 178 attack drones against us, including 87 Shaheds. We managed to shoot down a significant number of them,” President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky said in his evening address.

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The President stressed that Ukraine would do its best to make its sky shield only stronger.

“Here, in our skies, we can prove that terror is losing. All together we can prove it - all partners. The responsible position of each partner in supplying air defense systems and missiles to them is very important,” the Head of State stressed.

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Ukraine needs complete protection against terror so that later there is no need to think about protecting other nations from it, the President added. According to him, Ukraine can win this battle, and Ukrainian sky shield will eventually guarantee security for the whole of Europe.

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