(Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy welcomed the arrival on Friday of two new air defence systems that he said could "shoot down anything".
In his nightly video address, the president pointedly said he could give no details of the newly arrived air defence systems but described them as the culmination of "working tirelessly at various levels for months".
And while the systems are not yet sufficient for the complete defence of Ukraine, we are working towards that goal every day."
Beefing up air defence has been one of the key priorities for defending cities, towns and infrastructure against Russian missile and drone attacks.
"There is a risk that the Ukrainian armed forces may have to withdraw from Avdiivka," Dykiy said.
Persons:
Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Zelenskiy, State Victoria Nuland, Valery Zaluzhnyi, Yevhen Dykiy, Dykiy, Ron Popeski, Oleksandr Kozhukhar, Cynthia Osterman
Organizations:
Reuters, Russia, Russian, State, Armed Forces Commander, General
Locations:
Avdiivka, Ukraine, U.S, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Donetsk, Russian