Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg today that his country needs "urgent measures" to strengthen its air defenses to withstand Russian bombing after the attack on the northern Ukrainian city of Chernigov, which killed 17 people, reported AFP, quoted by BTA.
I spoke with NATO Secretary General @JensStoltenberg, who confirmed that, at Ukraine's request, the Ukraine-NATO Council at the level of defense ministers will meet on April 19th.
— Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) April 17, 2024
I am grateful to the Secretary General and NATO partners for their prompt response. Ukraine...
"Ukraine needs urgent measures to strengthen its air defense," Zelensky said on the X social network, saying that he had informed Jens Stoltenberg about this strike and about the attacks that were directed against the Ukrainian power grid in recent weeks.