Zelensky to install air defense systems for NATO after Russia’s aggressive attacks

The targets of the campaign were high profile.

St Petersburg was hit by drones ahead of Putin’s economic summit in June. Then there were attacks on Moscow itself, creating videos of explosions that went viral.

It is now confirmed to have hit an oil refinery in Omsk, Siberia, 2,500 km from the Ukrainian border. The drone must fly for hours without being detected, which shows how stretched Russia’s air defenses are.

Ukraine’s “influence” efforts include Crimea, which Putin They took control in 2014 and the peninsula that is so important to him.

Ukrainian drones are now striking military logistics, oil refineries, and power plants almost daily, causing power outages, fuel and food shortages, and an official state of emergency.

One local resident told the BBC the situation was “terrible”, reminiscent of the violence of the 1990s after the collapse of the USSR.

One of Putin’s greatest claims is that he “saved” the country from that chaos by lifting Russia “off its knees.”

Now his all-out war is wreaking havoc in Moscow in the form of drone strikes and fuel rationing.

So Zelensky tells NATO that Ukraine has turned the tide in this war and that its pressure campaign, along with aid, could force Russia to negotiate a proper peace deal.

Trump has seemed fascinated by Ukraine lately, but this week he spoke with Putin on the phone for about 90 minutes, giving the Russian leader a chance to get the first look at his war history.

Above all, Kiev wants to quickly end this war by “force or diplomacy” before another terrible winter.

But to have that chance, Zelensky argues, Ukraine needs more interceptor missiles to protect its cities and civilians.