President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy has requested to extend sanctions on Russia after he claimed that Ukraine was attacked by 103 Shahed drones and over 600 drone strikes within the final week together with a number of guided aerial bombs and missiles which comprise of over 50,000 parts sourced from the world over.
In a publish on X, Zelenskyy mentioned, “Virtually day by day, we defend our skies in opposition to Russian missiles and drones. Simply final night time, Ukraine was attacked by 103 Shahed drones, which contained 8,755 foreign-made parts. Over the previous week, Russia has used greater than 630 strike drones, roughly 740 guided aerial bombs, and almost 50 missiles of assorted varieties – totaling over 50,000 sanctioned parts sourced from all over the world.”
He famous that the sanctions stress on provide chains for international parts stays inadequate and mentioned that “Russia continues to amass the parts and manufacturing instruments it needs- nearly globally – and makes use of them within the weapons it employs to terrorize Ukraine.”
He gave a name for persevering with to strengthen cooperation with all of the companions of Ukraine on sanctions, air defence programs, long-range weapons, and assist for the Ukrainian troopers.
“These priorities will assist shield our cities, villages, and positions on the frontline. I’m grateful to each companion serving to us with this”, the publish concluded.
The publish additionally comprised of a video which confirmed the areas of Ukraine which had been subjected to assaults within the final week. These included Kiev, Chernihiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Kherson, Kharkiv and Dnipro.
The video reiterated the message which the Ukrainian President has emphasised again and again, that’s to extend assist and air defence for Ukraine.
Earlier this week, US President Joe Biden on Monday introduced extra safety help assist to fulfill Ukraine’s essential safety and defence wants, an announcement by the US Division of Defence mentioned.
The bundle contains authorization of a Presidential Drawdown Authority (PDA) bundle, which has an estimated worth of USD 1.25 billion, to supply Ukraine extra capabilities to fulfill its most pressing wants, together with missiles for air defence; munitions for rocket programs and artillery; and anti-tank weapons, as per Division of Defence.
In a publish on X, Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned, “As a part of the surge in safety help for Ukraine that President Biden introduced in September, the US is offering USD 1.25 billion in weapons and gear right now for Ukraine’s self-defence. The US and greater than 50 nations stand united with Ukraine.”
