During his evening address, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that Germany had handed over an additional IRIS-T system to Ukraine.
‘I want to thank all the partners of our state who respond to Russian shelling with the readiness to provide more air defence systems, more weapons that can protect against terrorists. We have now returned from Brussels with new agreements on air defence. Germany has also already handed over an additional IRIS-T system - thank you,’ President Zelenskyy said.
Zelenskyy emphasises that Russian madness should not be perceived by the world as something commonplace, because ‘everyday terror deserves more and more pressure on the terrorist’.
‘Russia must be held accountable, and even if they are led by a completely inadequate person, the Russian state, through pressure on it, must feel what reality is and how reality can punish international criminals. More sanctions against Russia are needed,’ the President added.
In early December, Chancellor Olaf Scholz confirmed that Germany would deliver the 6th IRIS-T air defence system and Patriot launchers by the end of the year.