Zelensky said he would do everything to consolidate the Ukrainian army, considering the air defense as the number one priority after Russia raided a large -scale missile.
After the phone call on October 10 with US counterparts Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced the air defense as the number one priority in our defense cooperation.
We will do everything to strengthen our armed forces.
President Biden during the phone committed to continuing to provide Ukraine necessary to defend himself, including advanced air defense complexes, but did not specify the details of the weapon.
Earlier, the Pentagon on September 27 announced that the US would start transferring two Norway's advanced air defense complexes (Nasams) to Ukraine in the next few months, but it was unclear the specific time.
Smoke rises from a Russian missile area in Kiev, Ukraine on October 10.
The phone call between Biden and Zelensky took place after Russia launched a large -scale attack with long -range missiles aimed at energy infrastructure, military command and communication in Ukraine.
Ukrainian officials said the 11 main infrastructure in 8 provinces were raided, killing 12 people and many areas of power outages, water or unable to warm.
The missile raid took place three days after the explosion damage the Crimea bridge connecting the peninsula of the same name and the Krasnodar region of Russia.
The ambush on 10/10 is the most intense attack on Kiev after many quiet months.
President Zelensky accused Russia of wanting to erase Ukraine, while the Chief of Ukrainian President Andriy Yermak said that missile attacks on Ukrainian cities were a signal for the civilized world that Russia had to be awarded.
Ukraine cities were raided on October 10.
The Ukraine Energy Department announced that the electricity stopped due to the Russian missile raid destroyed many infrastructure.
President Putin said that the Russian army attacked Ukraine's energy and military infrastructure with long -range guided missiles.