Russia Ukraine War: Zelenskyy asked G7 leaders for air defense systems to protect against Russian missile attacks

Russia is raining a horrific missile attack against Ukraine after blowing up a bridge over Crimea. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday asked the leaders of the G7 group of nations to urgently supply air defense systems to Ukraine. Ukraine has claimed that the air defense system provided by Western countries, including the US, shot down several Russian missiles in the air. However, even after the deployment of the US defense system in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine, Russia managed to target through its missiles. A White House statement said US President Joe Biden spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart Zelenskyy after the Russian attacks. He pledged to continue to provide necessary assistance to Ukraine for its defense, including advanced air defense systems. 

Zelenskyy is demanding far-reaching missiles from many countries

After this big attack by Russia, Western countries are also considering changing their strategy. It is possible that Ukraine may now get the missile defense system that Zelenskyy has been demanding for the last four months. In fact, the Ukrainian military wants immediate delivery of the NASAMS (NASAMS) ground air defense system, the Land Best Phalanx Weapon System and the US Army's Tactical Long Range Missile System (ATACM), so that it can counter Russia's fierce attacks. 

Russia also carried out airstrikes on Tuesday

Ukrainian officials said new missile strikes killed at least one person in the southeastern city of Zaporizhia and power outages in parts of the western city of Lviv. Several parts of the country were blacked out after cruise missile attacks on Monday. Officials said 19 people were killed in the biggest air strikes since the start of the war. To intensify the war under domestic pressure, Russian President Vladimir Putin intensified the offensive against Ukraine as his army lost much of the land it had held in Ukraine since early September. 

Putin changed strategy after the defeat of the Russian army

In this episode, Putin has appointed Sergey Surovikin as the commander of joint troops in the field of 'Special Military Operations'. Russia continues to retaliate to avenge the horrific explosion on the Crimean bridge. On Monday, Russia fired 83 missiles one after the other on the cities of Ukraine. In this 19 people were killed and more than 100 people were injured. Putin has called the missile attacks on the bridge connecting Crimea with Russia a reaction to terrorist activity, for which he blamed the Zelenskyy government. 

Western countries condemn Russia's missile attack

Ukraine and its allies denounced Monday's missile attacks, which mainly targeted power stations, parks, tourist sites and busy streets. US President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders will discuss what else they can do to support Ukraine on Tuesday. At the same time, Zelensky called the air defense system his 'number 1 priority' for the security of Ukraine. 

People took refuge in the metro to avoid Russian attacks

Biden has already promised Ukraine more air security. After the air strike sirens sounded, many roads to the capital Kyiv were largely deserted as it was early in the morning - Russian missiles struck on Monday. Meanwhile, residents of Ukraine again took refuge deep in the underground subway, where trains were still running. Victoria Moshkiwski, 35, her husband and their two sons were among hundreds who waited for everything to be cleared at Joloty Vorota station near a park where a missile hit a playground on Monday. was made.