He announced a significant strengthening of small anti-drone air defense. In particular, the structure of the new command, which will be responsible for this area, was agreed upon and a number of key tasks were identified, the president said.
“First, protection against Russian drones must be strengthened in our cities such as Kherson, Nikopol, as well as the border communities of the Sumy region, where the Russians have staged a virtually constant “safari” against people. Every day they strike residential buildings, ordinary infrastructure, and civilian transport. We need more protection and our response actions,” Zelensky emphasized.
The second task, according to the president, is scaling up counteraction to Shahed and other Russian attack drones.
“There will be more boundaries, more lines of defense,” Zelensky noted.
He added that it is necessary to disseminate the experience of successful units in the Ukrainian defense forces, “so that every solution that works for one unit can be successfully used by other Ukrainian units.”
Context
Russian occupiers periodically attack Kherson, Nikopol and the border areas of the Sumy region with drones, resulting in the death of civilians.
So, in November last year, the Russians dropped explosives on a car in Kherson, killing a woman with a small child.
In December, a Russian drone attacked a cyclist in the Sumy region, killing him.
In November, Zelensky announced the preparation of special decisions for areas where the Russian Federation organizes “safari for people.”
