Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyi said that more than half of the missiles and drones launched by Russia on Tuesday were shot down, CNN reports.

In a daily address, Zelensky said that 20 of the 28 missiles that were fired on Tuesday morning had been shot down.

He paid tribute to soldier Dmytro Shumsky, who shot down two Russian cruise missiles from an anti-aircraft missile complex on Monday.

“If it weren’t for today’s shelling, we would have already restored electricity, water and communications, which were damaged by terrorists yesterday. And today, Russia will achieve only one thing: to delay our restoration a little,” Zelenskyy said.

The President of Ukraine noted that electricity and communications have been restored in most of the affected towns and villages.

“Work is still ongoing in some cities and districts,” he said, noting that in some areas there were restrictions on power supply to maintain the stability of the power system.

Zelenskyi said that Ukraine will meet with its partners in Germany on Wednesday to discuss Ukraine’s military needs.

“I expect progress from our partners in the issue of anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense, agreements on the supply of other weapons and ammunition we need,” he said.

US President Joe Biden promised Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday that Washington would provide modern air systems after Russia’s devastating missile strike on several cities.

So far, the United States has approved the shipment of eight advanced NASAMS systems to Ukraine, with two expected to be delivered in the near future and six more in the longer term.

“We believe we are on the verge of delivering the first two in the near future,” White House spokesman John Kirby said during a press briefing. “Of course, we are interested in the fastest possible delivery of NASAMS to Ukraine.”