Zelensky: Russia drops more than 1,100 glide bombs

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Lerato Khumalo

There are dozens of Russian air strikes against Ukraine every day. Now President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is giving numbers in Kyiv. He speaks of terror – and asks again for help.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has again asked Western allies for help with air defense after another week of Russian air strikes against his country. In the last week alone there were more than 1,100 attacks with glide bombs and more than 560 drone attacks, he said on the short message service X. The Russians also fired around 20 rockets and cruise missiles into the country.

Ukraine needs help in protecting its people, warned Zelensky and published another video of the destruction in his country. Cooperation with Western partners continues to stop the terror of the Russian enemy.

Ukraine’s air defense reported 80 Russian drone attacks on Sunday alone. They were repelled.

In addition to a ground operation, Russia has also been waging daily air strikes against Ukraine for more than two and a half years. Energy infrastructure objects in particular are repeatedly targeted by the Russian armed forces.

Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin, who began the war of aggression against Ukraine on February 24, 2022, once again warned the West in an interview on Russian state television against releasing long-range weapons for attacks on targets in the Russian hinterland. Because Ukraine cannot carry out such attacks without the help of officers and satellite data from NATO countries, Russia will see this as Western participation in the war. The Russian Defense Ministry is preparing various response scenarios in this case, he said. He didn’t give any details.