PRESS RELEASE : The first important steps have been taken to protect the Ukrainian sky, and Ukraine expects the intensification of this process from its partners – President at the PACE session [October 2022]
The press release issued by the President of Ukraine on 13 October 2022.
In order to protect citizens from Russian attacks from the air, Ukraine needs modern air defense systems, because the currently available means are not enough, as we could see a few days ago. The Head of State noted this while answering questions at the plenary autumn session of the PACE.
The President noted that today there are several powerful countries in the world – manufacturers of anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems, including Germany. He thanked for the fact that the first IRIS-T air defense system came from Germany.
“Yes, it will not cover our sky completely, it will not protect us from those 130 strikes that happened two days ago and continue these days. This will not protect us completely, but it is already opening up the possibility that in the future Germany will be able to provide us with more help and other countries – manufacturers of anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems will be able to help us close the sky over the heads of peaceful Ukrainians,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy is convinced.
The Head of State reminded that the USA confirmed the provision of NASAMS systems to Ukraine. According to him, our country also expects powerful steps in this direction from France and Italy.
