Russia plans prolonged attack with Shahed drones – Zelenskyy

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that since the beginning of 2023, the Ukrainian Armed Forces have shot down over 80 Russian drones. According to him, there is information suggesting that Russia is planning a prolonged attack with Shahed drones.

Source: Zelensky's video address

Quote: "Only two days have passed since the beginning of the year, and the number of downed Iranian drones over Ukraine is now over 80. This number may increase in the near future. Because the nights can be quite restless these weeks.

We have information that Russia is planning a prolonged attack with Shahed drones. Their bet may be on our exhaustion. The exhaustion of our people, our air defence, our electricity."

Details: Zelenskyy also noted the successful defence of the skies by the Air Commands Tsentr (Centre), Pivden (South), and Shid (East).

He expressed his gratitude to the soldiers of the 96th Kyiv, 208th Kherson and 138th Dnipro anti-aircraft missile brigades, the 301st Nikopol anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Air Force, as well as the soldiers of the 39th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Ground Forces.

Quote: "The Russian regime needs sentiments that would lead to higher support of mobilisation. Something that they can demonstrate to their country in order to lie further, as if everything is going according to plan."

Our task is to give Ukraine daily successes, gains, however small, but victories over terrorists and terror. Every downed drone, every downed missile, every day with electricity for our people and minimal blackout schedules are just such victories we need.

And every step forward by our military at the front, every preserved position, these are successes that are now of strategic importance.

We have to raise the price of new mobilisation and war in general for the terrorist state as much as possible."

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