President Zelenskyy: Russia must not think its missiles, drones are effective

“The Russians must not get used to believing that their missiles and “shaheds” help them in any way. They only complicate everything and undermine what are, frankly, already limited diplomatic opportunities,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a traditional address to the Ukrainian nation on Feb. 12.

Fellow Ukrainians!

Right now, recovery efforts are underway in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro and the region, as well as several other regions following the Russian strike. It was yet another massive strike against the energy sector. Once again, there was a large amount of ballistic weaponry. Most of these Russian weapons targeted specifically energy facilities. There were 24 ballistic missiles last night, as well as one cruise missile and more than 200 drones. A significant portion of them was shot down.

The task of the Minister of Defense – who is currently with Europeans and our other partners at the Ramstein meeting – is to accelerate the delivery of packages for our air defense. This is a key task right now not only for Ukraine, but for everyone in Europe.

Full text of the address: Office of the President of Ukraine