🔶 Zelensky calls for strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses Following new attacks by Russia on Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of Ukraine, called for strengthening the country’s air defenses. With a NATO summit starting on Tuesday, July 7, he asked the United States and European allies for help in this regard. Meanwhile, on July 6, Zelensky said his country has been successful in countering drones and cruise missiles, but it did not have such capability against ballistic missiles. He cited a lack of suitable interceptor missiles for this situation. According to Zelensky, this encourages Russia to continue destroying residential buildings in Ukraine. Earlier, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, had called for Ukraine to be equipped with air defense systems more broadly. She wrote that pressure on Russia must be increased so that the bloodshed ends. According to Ukrainian officials, in Russia’s night attacks on Kyiv, once again residential complexes were targeted and part of them collapsed.