Ukraine's armed forces are introducing a new facet of air defence to transform their system, made up of small groups deploying interceptor drones, as the country braces for new mass Russian attacks, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, APA reports citing Reuters.
Ukraine is still reeling from a wave of Russian strikes earlier this month that knocked out power and heating to thousands of apartment blocks, particularly in the capital Kyiv.
Zelenskyy has repeatedly called for air defences to be strengthened, including increased assistance from Ukraine's Western allies.
"There will be a new approach to the use of air defences by the Air Force, concerning mobile fire groups, interceptor drones and other 'short-range' air defence assets," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
"The system will be transformed."
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