Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is due to meet NATO chief Mark Rutte and European leaders in Brussels on Wednesday as Ukraine looks to strengthen its defenses against Russian forces.
Zelensky on Tuesday cited an urgent need to boost military aid to Ukraine, especially air defense systems.
Zelensky said, “We must make every effort to destroy Russia’s ability to wage war from afar.” “For this, we need more drones, more modern artillery and long-range missiles.”
Wednesday’s talks come a month before US President Donald Trump takes office, raising uncertainty over the level of continued US support for Ukraine from the new administration.
Those expected to meet Zelensky in Brussels include German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, European Council President Antonio Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Were.
Before the talks, Russia launched another round of airstrikes overnight.
Ihor Taburets, governor of Ukraine’s Cherkasy region, said on Telegram on Wednesday that Ukrainian air defense forces shot down 13 drones. He said there was no damage to infrastructure in the area.
Khmelnytskyi Governor Serhiy Tyurin said on Wednesday that Ukrainian forces shot down two drones.
Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Wednesday it destroyed two Ukrainian aerial drones in the Belgorod region, a drone over Bryansk and a drone over Kursk.
Some information for this story came from Agence France-Presse and Reuters,
