Zelenskyy: Ukraine’s defence will be as powerful as Israel’s

ROMAN PETRENKO – THURSDAY, 23 JUNE 2022, 17:38

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine insists that after winning the war Ukraine will work towards becoming a truly European state – more liberal than before in many respects, but with a powerful security and defence system akin to Israel’s.

Source: Zelenskyy during a meeting with the Israeli university community

Details: Zelenskyy noted that many Ukrainians have already learned how to repulse an aggressor. In the future, Ukraine will work to widen the participation of Ukrainian citizens in the country’s defence.

Quote from Zelenskyy: "This concerns not only the security of our borders, but also internal security. With neighbours like ours, we can expect bombardments, cruise missiles and who knows what else at any moment. So the air defence system of our country has to be improved.

We will build a European country, which will be a member of the European Union. But with a defence system as powerful as that of Israel."

Earlier: Oleksii Reznikov, Minister of Defence of Ukraine, announced that the first shipment of HIMARS [High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, a light multiple rocket launcher supplied to Ukraine by the US – ed.] systems has arrived in Ukraine.