The allies have provided the Ukrainian military with long-range weapons, which allowed the Ukrainian Armed Forces to destroy 38 enemy aircraft in one day.
Source. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a meeting with representatives of the Baltic media.
He did not disclose what kind of weapons he was talking about, but clarified that the allies should understand what he meant.
"Our partners know that with the help of some long-range weapons they gave us, we destroyed 26 helicopters in a day. We destroyed 12 more planes that took off and then hit with missiles, against which these systems worked – we destroyed 12 at a time. We just had the means," Zelensky said.
The President added that Ukraine needs additional funds from its partners to save more civilian lives.
"If our partners gave Ukraine seven such systems, people in Kharkiv, Kherson, Odesa would not have died," Zelenskyy emphasized.
Background. As a reminder, on December 22, Ukraine destroyed three Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers in the southern direction, the Ukrainian military reported.