Blackouts – Ukraine needs 19 air defense systems to protect energy
According to the president, the provision of several air defense systems from partners has already been confirmed.
Ukraine needs 19 air defense systems to protect energy facilities, as well as more Patriot systems for Ukrainian cities. President Vladimir Zelensky stated this during a press conference.
“Regarding the 19 air defense systems, we are not talking here about Patriot systems, this is very important to understand. This is for substations. What Russia is doing now is hitting the distribution stations of our nuclear generation. There are more than 20 of these stations, and we need 19 additional systems “to protect this network, otherwise we may be left without 4-5 GW of electricity,” the president said.
He noted that Russia understands that this is a big problem for Ukraine, and therefore it is hitting precisely these…
