In an interview broadcast Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine’s military had received advanced US air defense missile systems to deploy in its defense against Russian invaders, Reuters reports.
“We absolutely need the United States to show leadership and give Ukraine the air defense systems. I want to thank President Biden for a positive decision that has been already made,” Zelenskyy said, referring to the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System (NASAMS) units shipped by the US. “But believe me, it’s not even nearly enough to cover the civilian infrastructure, schools, hospitals, universities, homes of Ukrainians.”