Zelenskyy mentions Russian attack on Ukraine with Oreshnik missiles in letter to Trump and members of US Congress
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said in a letter to US President Donald Trump and members of the US Congress that Russia attacked Ukraine using Oreshnik medium-range ballistic missiles.
Source: European Pravda, citing the text of Zelenskyy's letter posted on X (Twitter) by journalist Barak Ravid
Details: Zelenskyy's letter said that on the night of 23-24 May, Russia launched a particularly brutal large-scale strike on Ukraine.
He pointed out that Russia used 54 cruise missiles, 30 ballistic missiles, 3 Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles and 2 Kinzhal air-launched ballistic missiles.
Quote: "Russia also launched intermediate-range Oreshnik ballistic missiles – one struck the Kyiv region, while another, reportedly, fell in temporarily occupied territory in Ukraine's Donetsk region."
More details: Zelenskyy also mentioned the use of about 600 attack drones, including Shahed-type drones, which Iran uses against Gulf states.
Quote: "This is bigger beyond Ukraine. It is an important lesson for the security of the entire Euro-Atlantic community and for America's allies around the world, who could one day face threats from Russia's partners and proxies."
More details: In this context, Zelenskyy referred to Ukraine's worsening shortage of air defence systems.
He said Ukraine "depends almost entirely on supplies from the United States" for protection against Russian ballistic missiles.
Earlier, Zelenskyy publicly said that the ongoing war in the Middle East has led to a severe shortage in supplies of interceptors for Patriot air defence systems, which protect Ukrainian skies.
Background: Analysts from monitoring channels and open-source intelligence specialists reported that during the large-scale attack on the night of 23-24 May, Russia launched two Oreshnik missiles in its attack on Ukraine. The first, which was reported by Ukraine's Air Force, was detected near the city of Bila Tserkva in Kyiv Oblast, where garages sustained damage. The second presumably fell in temporarily occupied territory in Donetsk Oblast. The Ukrainian military did not officially confirm information about the second Oreshnik missile.
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