Zelenskyy pressures US and Europe for more 'air defense' assistance amid ongoing war with Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is pressuring the U.S. and Europe to supply much missiles to assistance Ukraine support against Russian attacks.

"Last night, Kyiv came nether a monolithic Russian attack. Russia launched 68 missiles and 351 onslaught drones," Zelenskyy noted successful portion of a Monday station connected X.

President Donald Trump is slated to be the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) acme successful Ankara, Turkey, this week.

Zelenskyy is calling for the U.S. and European allies to look from the gathering "with beardown decisions successful enactment of" Ukraine's "air defense."

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky speaks astatine a property league aft meetings with the heads of the EU and Ireland, pursuing a ceremonial ceremonial to people the motorboat of Ireland's eighth EU presidency, astatine Dublin Castle successful Dublin connected July 1, 2026. (Paul Faith / AFP via Getty Images)

"Our warriors performed good contiguous successful intercepting drones and cruise missiles, but unluckily not Russian ballistic missiles. And the crushed lies successful the insufficient proviso of interceptor missiles. It is critically important that the satellite – archetypal and foremost the United States and our European partners – travel retired of the NATO Summit successful Ankara with beardown decisions successful enactment of our aerial defense, and frankincense the extortion of mean people’s lives," helium noted successful the post.

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"As agelong arsenic Patriot missiles stay successful our allies' stockpiles, Russia is lone encouraged to support 'vanquishing' residential buildings. The United States and Europe person capable spot to halt this terror," helium asserted.

Zelenskyy's comments travel amid the ongoing, years-long warfare betwixt Russia and Ukraine.

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Large banners connected an bureau analyzable adjacent the Presidential Palace, the venue for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) summit, successful Ankara, Turkey, connected Monday, July 6, 2026. (Kerem Uzel/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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Reuters reported that Zelenskyy, new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, European Council President Antonio Costa ​and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen are expected to person meal with NATO leaders connected Tuesday.