Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a meeting on the development of ‘small’ anti-drone air defence. According to him, this component of the Ukrainian Air Force will be significantly strengthened.
Volodymyr Zelensky wrote about this on social media.
The president said that during the meeting, the structure of the new command, which will be responsible for ‘small’ anti-drone air defence, as well as new approaches to management, were agreed upon. He identified key tasks for the Air Force and the Ministry of Defence.
According to Zelenskyy, the primary task is to strengthen protection against Russian drones in Kherson, Nikopol, and border communities in the Sumy region, where Russian troops have effectively launched a permanent ‘safari’ against the civilian population. The President stressed that strikes on residential buildings, civilian infrastructure and transport are recorded every day, and Ukraine must respond with more effective protection.
Zelensky named the second task as scaling up countermeasures against ‘Shahed’ and other Russian strike drones. According to him, more defence lines and barriers will be created. The third priority is to share the experience of successful units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces so that effective solutions can be quickly implemented in other units.
The president stressed that the development of ‘small’ anti-drone air defence is critical for protecting people and civilian infrastructure in the face of constant attacks by the Russian Federation.