< strong>President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called for "full protection of Ukrainian skies" after the massive Russian air attack at night, reported Ukrinform and BTA.
Damage was caused to energy infrastructure in five Ukrainian regions during the attack, reported "Ukrenergo" - the national electricity system operator.
"Civilian people, infrastructure, energy facilities... This is what Russia is constantly at war with. Russia's main goal is to turn terror into something normal, to use Ukraine's lack of sufficient air defense and to take advantage of the indecision of Ukraine's partners, wrote in Telegram. Zelensky. He emphasized that the only way to stop terror and prevent it from becoming the norm is to take effective decisions quickly.
"Full protection of Ukrainian skies must become the norm. So that the crazies in the Kremlin understand that their terror is in vain," Zelensky continued. He expressed confidence that "partners (of Ukraine) know exactly what is needed for this": to provide it with "additional (numbers) "Patriot" and other modern air defense systems. Accelerating and expanding the delivery of F-16 (fighter jets) to Ukraine. Providing our warriors with all necessary things."
The Ukrainian president concluded by assuring that only when (his Russian counterpart Vladimir) Putin loses the ability to attack civilians and civilian infrastructure will he be forced to stop his terror.
Earlier this week, Putin warned the West not to allow Ukraine to use the weapons it provides to strike Russian territory.