Partners should provide Ukraine with air defense systems capable of shooting down Oreshnik missiles - Sybiha
Ukraine's Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has called on partners to strengthen Ukraine's air defense with systems capable of shooting down medium-range Oreshnik ballistic missiles.
The minister made the statement on social network X, Censor.NET reports.
Sybiha said that Russia's use of intermediate-range ballistic missiles is blackmail and an attempt to scare the West away from supporting Kyiv.
"Ukraine's partners should act exactly the opposite: reject blackmail, increase support and strengthen Ukraine's air shield with systems capable of intercepting such missiles," the Foreign Minister said.
Russia uses a ballistic missile against Ukraine
On November 21, 2024, the Air Force announced that Russian troops had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile.
At the same time, the West has not yet confirmed this use.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Russia had used a new missile.
The EU said that Russia's use of an intercontinental ballistic missile against Ukraine is another escalation by the Kremlin and shows that Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no intention of holding peace talks, but is playing a "nuclear adventure."
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin said that Russia tested an intermediate-range ballistic missile "Oreshnik" on November 21, hitting Dnipro.
The Kremlin said that half an hour before the launch of the Oreshnik intermediate-range ballistic missile, Russia warned the United States of a missile strike on Ukraine.
On November 26, the NATO-Ukraine Council meets due to Russia's first use of an experimental ballistic missile to strike Ukraine.
The media later reported that the Verkhovna Rada had canceled its November 22 meeting due to information about a possible strike on the government quarter in Kyiv.
The Defense Intelligence of Ukraine reported that Russian troops attacked the city of Dnipro on November 21 with a ballistic missile, probably from the Oreshnik missile system.
