Key statements by Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his meeting with journalists
Key points made by President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his interaction with the media:
▫️ russia could potentially produce up to 1,300 ballistic missiles per year and currently has around 600–630 missiles in stock.
▫️ By the end of winter, russia expects to reach production of around 100 ballistic missiles per month, but it has not yet reached this level.
▫️ Ukraine is working to weaken russia’s defense industry. This includes targeting military facilities and implementing other measures to reduce the number of ballistic missiles and prevent russia from reaching an annual production capacity of 1,300 missiles.
▫️ Ukraine has significantly improved its ability to intercept russian cruise missiles using combat aircraft, IRIS-T, HAWK and other systems. However, ballistic missiles remain a major challenge.
▫️ putin has no intention of ending the war, is scaling up attacks and is counting on the winter period.
▫️ russia regularly strikes civilian businesses and logistics facilities in Ukraine, including Ukrposhta and Nova Poshta, and has been doing so since 2022.
▫️ Ukraine’s strikes on russian facilities, including Wildberries, are a carefully calculated response in kind to russian attacks on Ukrainian logistics.
▫️ The attack on Wildberries was aimed at disrupting the supply of military goods and Russia’s financial flows.
▫️ Operations by the Ukrainian Defense Forces are having a tangible social impact in Russia, where more than 60% of the population reportedly now wants a ceasefire and an end to the war.
▫️ Russia is seeing a clear decline in support for Putin’s government and the United Russia party.
