PM Shmyhal appeals for Patriot batteries, other air defense systems to counter Russian attacks

The relevant statement was made by Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, an Ukrinform correspondent reports, referring to AP.

“Ukraine’s prime minister is appealing for Patriot missile batteries and other high-tech air defense systems to counter Russian attacks, as more Russian shelling was reported on Monday in the eastern regions of Ukraine where Moscow is trying to make battlefield gains,” the report states.

Shmyhal told France’s broadcaster LCI that Russia fires 50,000 to 70,000 shells per day at Ukrainian targets.

“We need at least one third of that quantity every day,” the Prime Minister of Ukraine said.

In his words, Russia wants to swamp Europe with a new wave of Ukrainian refugees by its targeting of infrastructure in Ukraine.

A reminder that Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska and Ukrainian government officials are paying a visit to France.

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