President Zelensky said Ukraine's air defense demand was not guaranteed and continued to call for aid from Europe.

We must protect the sky Ukraine from the threat from Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in the speech via video at the Military Council meeting of the European Commission on October 13, emphasizing that Ukraine has just just

President Zelensky also rejected the ability to dialogue with Moscow.

Vehicles carrying bullets and launchers of Ukraine's Buk-M1 system.

The speech was made in the context of Ukrainian officials informing the key infrastructure in Kiev capital being attacked by unmanned aircraft.

The majority of the Ukrainian army air defense inherited from the Soviet Union, including the short-range air defense missile complexes Strela-10, Tunguska, OSA and Tor, mid-range Buk and long range S-300.

Soviet -standard missiles in Ukrainian air defense net can be effective when fighting against fighters and helicopters, but dealing with cruise and ballistic missiles is a much bigger challenge.

The US and its allies have provided Ukraine with many weapons, including short and mid -range air defense systems, but Kiev repeatedly asserted that they need more than that.

Germany has transferred many Gepard self-propelled air defense artillery and an Iris-T medium-range air defense system to Ukraine, the remaining three Iris-T combinations as committed to be provided from the following year.

The Pentagon on September 27 announced that the US would start transferring two Norwegian advanced air defense complexes (Nasams) to Ukraine in the next few months, but it was unclear the specific time.

US President Joe Biden on October 10 with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky, pledged to continue providing Ukraine the necessary support for self -defense, including advanced air defense complexes, but not mentioned.

British Defense Minister Ben Wallace on October 13 also announced that he would provide mid -range air -to -air missiles used in Nasams air defense systems.

A series of Russian missiles poured down to Ukraine earlier this week showed Kiev's limited capacity in protecting urban areas against the opponent's long -range fire.

Russia is increasing the use of suicide UAV to conduct ambushes in Ukraine, creating a new challenge for Kiev, but it is difficult to change the battlefield.