Zelensky asks NATO to supply more air defense systems to protect Ukraine’s critical infrastructure

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is counting on the help of the NATO member states and the supply of additional air defense systems to protect against Russian attacks on critical infrastructure facilities.

Zelensky said this during a joint press conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, who arrived in Kyiv with an unannounced visit, Rubryka reports.

"We discussed the situation surrounding expected Russian attacks on Ukraine's critical infrastructure and the possibility of supplying additional air defense systems by NATO member states," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. "The Secretary-General agreed to make efforts to help, support us in this matter, and mobilize the alliance's member states." 

The president stressed that Russia launches intense attacks every night and mentioned last night's mass attack by kamikaze drones.

"Amid intensive attacks against Ukrainians, against our cities, against our ports, which are important for global food security, Russia needs to be pressured with the same intensity, and Ukraine needs to strengthen its air shield," Zelensky said. "The world must see that Russian terror loses and our common values win."