Zelenskyy: Without components from Europe, Japan and US, Russians couldn't have assembled missiles for strike on Kyiv
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has named the key task as cutting off all supply channels to Russia of components for missile and drone production.
Source: Zelenskyy's evening address
Quote: "We are also working actively on the traditional sanctions track. The key thing is to cut off all supply channels of components for the production of missiles and drones in Russia.
In this week's strike on Kyiv, the Russians used missiles that were produced this year. Without components from companies in Europe, Japan and the United States, the Russians simply would not have been able to produce these missiles. The same applies to most other means of destruction that these bastards use to strike our cities and ordinary Ukrainian homes."
Details: Zelenskyy warned that "if the Russian war machine survives, its next strikes could be against Europe and other neighbours of Russia, and even in more distant regions: Russian evil has already shown itself in Syria and in African countries".
"Right now, the Russians are largely constrained here by our defence. But what comes next, where else will the Russians go? We need determination to push this country so that it becomes safer for the world. Sanctions and all other forms of pressure are the best tool for this," Zelenskyy added.
Background:
- On the night of 13-14 May, a combined Russian strike caused the partial collapse of a high-rise building in the Darnytskyi district of Kyiv.
- A total of 24 people were killed in the attack, including three children.
- As reported by the Financial Times, Ukrainian authorities said that the Russian cruise missiles used in the deadly strike on Ukraine on 14 May were manufactured this year using Western-made components.
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