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Zelenskiy Warns of New Ballistic Strikes, Urges Patriot Missiles

By Drooid · Oct 29, 2026 · How we work

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Zelenskiy said Ukraine has intelligence that Russia plans new ballistic missile strikes and needs counter-measures.
Zelenskiy urged Western allies to provide additional air-defence weapons, especially Patriot system missiles.
Zelenskiy praised Thursday’s long-range strikes that destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft and an Iskander missile launch site.
Ukraine’s naval forces reported the two Su-34s were shot down at a base in Russia’s Volgograd region.

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Zelenskiy said Ukraine has intelligence that Russia plans new ballistic missile strikes and needs counter-measures.
Zelenskiy urged Western allies to provide additional air-defence weapons, especially Patriot system missiles.
Zelenskiy praised Thursday’s long-range strikes that destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft and an Iskander missile launch site.
Ukraine’s naval forces reported the two Su-34s were shot down at a base in Russia’s Volgograd region.