Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his country’s Air Force managed to shoot down most of the Russian missiles – 21 out of 23, referring to the missile attacks that killed 25 people, News.ro reports.

“If it were not so, the terrorist state would have managed to make more victims, take more lives. And this once again proves that you can stop terror and save people only with weapons. Air defense, modern aviation,” he emphasized.

In a message sent on Friday evening, Zelenskyi said that 23 people, including four children, were killed as a result of the rocket fire from Umani, and the survivors – the residents of the bombed house and its surroundings – who were affected by the blast wave are being given help. necessary

“A rocket in Uman, an absolutely peaceful city known throughout the world for hosting tens of thousands of Hasidic pilgrims every year… Only absolute evil can unleash such terror against Ukraine,” he said.

The President of Ukraine added that a woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed as a result of rocket fire in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

“Today, our Air Force managed to shoot down the majority of Russian missiles – 21 out of 23. If this was not the case, the terrorist state would have managed to make more victims, take more lives. And this once again proves that you can stop terror and save people only with weapons. Air defense, modern aviation, without which there is no full-fledged air defense.

Artillery, armored vehicles. All this is necessary to ensure the security of our cities, our villages, both behind the front line and on the front line. To restore the safety of our people who, unfortunately, are still in the occupied territory. Temporary. We cannot leave anyone under the power of Russian evil,” he continued.

Zelensky noted that the presidents of the Czech Republic and Slovakia visited Kyiv, and the discussions were aimed at protecting the population and restoring peace and order in the country as soon as possible.

He showed that he was grateful to the two countries for the arms, for the political support and in terms of sanctions, as well as in terms of asylum, and he emphasized what the prospects are on the battlefield and what is still needed.