Ukraine needs more Patriots and increased supply of F-16s: Zelensky reacts to Russia’s night attack

"Additional Patriot and other modern air defense systems for Ukraine. Acceleration and expansion of F-16 deliveries to Ukraine. Providing our soldiers with all necessary capabilities.

Only when Putin loses the ability to hit civilians and civilian infrastructure will he be forced to stop his terror.

It is a test of humanity and determination for the free world. Either we will pass this test together, or the world will plunge into even greater destabilization and chaos," the president emphasized.

Russia's overnight attack on Ukraine on June 1

On the night of June 1, the Russian invaders launched Kh-101 cruise missiles, Kalibr missiles, and attack drones over Ukraine. The enemy targeted energy facilities in five regions of the country.

Consequences of an enemy attack:

• in Zaporizhzhia, an energy facility was struck. Traffic through the Dniprovska HPP was temporarily blocked due to night attacks;
• in the Kirovohrad region, an energy infrastructure object was also affected;
• in Vinnytsia, a fire started at a critical infrastructure facility due to fragments of a downed drone falling.

During an air attack at night, the enemy seriously damaged equipment at two thermal power plants.
In the Lviv region, six Russian missiles hit power structures.
In total, the invaders used 100 missiles and kamikaze drones for the attack: the air defense forces managed to destroy more than 80 enemy targets.

It should be added that since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression, the occupying forces have already attacked Ukrainian thermal power plants almost 180 times.