"Zelenskyy said in a social media post on September 16 that Russian rockets "struck deliberately to terrorize our people," damaging "many residential buildings" in the process. He added that since the beginning of September, more than 3,500 drones and nearly 190 missiles, along with more than 2,500 aerial bombs, have been launched by Moscow at targets inside Ukraine, as well as "provocations against our partners.""
""This is precisely the kind of aerial terror against which Ukraine is calling for joint defense -- so that no one has to scramble combat aircraft in haste and feel Russia's pressure on their borders," Zelenskyy wrote. "Now is the time to implement the joint protection of our European skies with a multilayered air defense system. All the technologies for this are already in place. What is needed are investments and determination -- strong actions and decisions from all our partners.""
"The issue of defending against Russia's drone capability, which has risen dramatically over the more than three years it has been fighting against Ukraine, has become a major talking point after more than a dozen Russian drones made an incursion into Poland last week, followed by another violation of NATO airspace by a Russian drone in Romania."
Russian rockets struck Zaporizhzhya, injuring at least 13 people, including two children, and damaging many residential buildings. Since early September, more than 3,500 drones, nearly 190 missiles and over 2,500 aerial bombs have been launched by Moscow at targets inside Ukraine and in provocations against partners. Ukraine calls for joint defense of European skies with a multilayered air defense system to prevent partners from having to scramble combat aircraft and facing Russian pressure on their borders. European institutions pledged stronger drone defenses, including a €6 billion loan for a drone alliance and a proposed Eastern Flank Watch for real-time space surveillance.
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