Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha has urged foreign partners to improve the Ukrainian air defence with weapons capable of intercepting Russian medium-range ballistic missiles.

Source: Sybiha on Twitter (X), as reported by European Pravda

Details: The minister emphasised that Russia's use of a medium-range ballistic missile is typical blackmail, as Putin is attempting to scare everyone away from helping Ukraine.

Quote: "Ukraine’s partners should do the exact opposite: reject blackmail, increase support, and strengthen Ukraine’s air shield with systems capable of intercepting such missiles," he stressed.

Background:

• On 22 November, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Kyiv had requested assistance from allies in strengthening air defence to protect against ballistic missiles such as the one fired at the city of Dnipro the previous day.
• The General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces previously informed reporters that Ukraine is working with its US partners to obtain a THAAD anti-ballistic missile defence system or upgrade the Patriot in the wake of Russia's attack with a new experimental missile type.

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