During the eight months of a full-scale war, the invaders used almost 4,500 missiles against Ukraine, the president said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky called on Israel to help Ukraine and decide whether it is with a democratic world or turns a blind eye to Russian terror.

He said this while addressing the participants of the Haaretz Democracy Summit.

“Isn’t it time for your state to choose who you are with? With the democratic world, which is fighting side by side against an existential threat to its existence? Or with those who turn a blind eye to Russian terror even when the price of continuing terror is the complete destruction of global security ?” Zelensky said.

He noted that Ukraine is now constantly under Russian terrorist attacks, and “the vile sound of Iranian drones is heard every night in our sky.”

Zelensky said that, according to Ukrainian intelligence, Russia ordered about 2,000 Shaheds from Iran – one type of Iranian terrorist weapon, more missiles, and other drones, and Iranian instructors came to train the Russians to use them.

“How did this alliance of theirs become possible? I’ll tell you. Russia loses to us in a real clash on the battlefield. Putin’s army does not know how to fight. We beat it on our soil so that it is forced to withdraw its contingents even from other regions that it tried to destabilize “, he stressed.

The President of Ukraine noted that, unfortunately, Ukraine does not have its own Iron Dome. So far, we do not have a modern and effective air defense and missile defense system that could secure our skies, which is why Russia hopes to compensate for losses on the ground with terror in the air.

Zelensky stressed that during the eight months of a full-scale war, Russia used almost 4.5 thousand missiles against us, and since their stock of missiles is declining, Russia has found weapons in Iran to continue terror. According to him, it is likely that Russia is helping the Iranian nuclear program for this.

The President of Ukraine stressed that this alliance would not have taken place if at one time the Israeli politicians had taken a single decision to protect the Ukrainian sky. He added that among the partners who help Ukraine in this, there is no word “Israel”.

“Of course, this is the decision of your state, your governments. It seems that it was made a long time ago – in 2014, when Russia launched aggression against Ukraine. The decision to “not irritate” the Kremlin, not to help Ukraine is real. years we asked Israel for help…”, – he said.

Zelensky notes that it is still possible to deprive this alliance of Russia and Iran of its meaning. According to him, many democratic countries are helping Ukraine. “But we would also like your help. Of course, no matter what happens, we will not give up our fight. We want simple and understandable things: to liberate our land, guarantee the security of our people, give peace to Ukrainians,” Zelensky said.

The President of Ukraine thanked the people of Israel for their understanding and assistance, including medical assistance, and those people who took to the streets after the start of a full-scale war, and “we saw: we are supported in the promised land.” “I believe that we will see support in the sky,” Zelensky stressed.

(C)UNIAN 2022