A lack of air defense missiles prevented Ukraine from thwarting a Russian missile attack last week that destroyed the biggest power plant in the region around the capital Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy's comments, which follow repeated warnings from his government to its allies about scarce air defenses, reflect the dire situation Ukraine finds itself in as Russia scales up strikes on its energy system.
Reuters was not able to independently verify the account. Zelenskyy has earlier warned that Ukraine has already had to make tough choices about what to protect and said his country could run out of defensive missiles entirely if Russian attacks continued apace. Russia has stepped up combined missile and drone strikes targeting Ukraine's grid system since mid-March. It is the second concerted Russian attack on the energy system since Russian forces invaded Ukraine more than two years ago and has proven much more devastating than the first one.
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