Zelensky calls on partners to provide more air defense

Source: president Volodymyr Zelensky

President Volodymyr Zelensky commented on the morning missile attack on Dnipro region and called on the international partners to give more air defense systems.

The president stated that the search and rescue operation continues. The strikes destroyed a five-story apartment block and damaged the railway station.

Besides the city of Dnipro, the Russians targeted other towns in the region. The strikes caused civilian casualties.

‘Every country that provides air defense systems to Ukraine, every leader who helps convince partners that air defense should now not be in warehouses, but in real cities and communities that are under attack by terrorists, everyone who supports our defense is a lifesaver,’ Zelensky stated.

According to the latest information, 9 civilians, including 3 children, were killed and 29 wounded during the attack.

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