President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasises that the world possesses air defence systems capable of countering missiles like the one used by Russia this week to strike Dnipro. He underscores the need for global efforts to force Russia to seek genuine peace.

Source: Zelenskyy's evening address

Quote: "And no matter how much Russia tries to blackmail everyone it can, we must not lose our resolve, we must keep pushing, and only in this way will real peace become closer.

Today, Ukraine’s Security Service and the Ministry of Internal Affairs presented media agencies with fragments of the Russian missile that struck Dnipro. Experts are currently analysing the evidence and working with our partners to establish all the details and specifications of this missile, and to find a response together to this latest Russian escalation.

The world has air defence systems capable of countering such threats. Everyone must focus on this. Russia must feel that every step it takes to expand the war has consequences for it."

Details: Zelenskyy stressed that the world must not allow Russian leader Vladimir Putin to be "given a single week to adapt or find countermeasures".

"We must consistently do everything to force Russia into seeking peace – true peace. This can only be achieved through two things: helping Ukraine and pressuring Russia," he said.

Background:

• Ukraine’s Air Force noted that during the latest missile attack on the city of Dnipro, Russia used an intercontinental ballistic missile. Ukrainska Pravda sources reported that it could have been a Rubezh missile, a potential carrier of nuclear warheads.
• In his Thursday address, Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin indirectly confirmed US reports, stating that during the morning attack on Dnipro on 21 November, Russia used the Oreshnik medium-range missile.
• On 22 November, Defence Intelligence of Ukraine announced that Russia had struck the territory of Ukraine on 21 November, using a ballistic missile, probably launched from the Kedr missile system.
• On 24 November, the AP agency published the photos of the remains of the Oreshnik missile that hit the city of Dnipro on 21 November.

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