Ukrainian officials intensified pleas for increased air defense support from allies after Russian missile strikes killed dozens of civilians in Kryvyi Rih and Sumy.
The scarcity of missiles for existing US Patriot batteries threatens Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian targets. Zelenskyy specifically highlighted America's capacity to strengthen Ukraine's air defenses.
A ballistic missile struck the Kharkiv Oblast city at about 11:30, killing four, injuring 20 civilians, and damaging administrative and residential buildings.
The most devastating missile strike happened in Poltava, central Ukraine, where a whole entrance of an apartment building was razed to the ground, killing seven people.
The agency says its counterintelligence captured Russian agents gathering coordinates of Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet locations for potential missile strikes on airbases.
Persistent Russian terror requires Ukraine and its allies to continually replenish anti-missile stocks and enhancing mobile fire group capabilities, the President said.