Ukraine Appeals For More Air Defense Amid Independence Celebrations

Radio Free Europe reports that as Ukraine marked the 35th anniversary of its declaration of independence from the Soviet Union, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hosted a summit of leaders from the so-called Coalition of the Willing — a group of 34 countries pledged to support Kyiv. He appealed to them to bolster Ukraine's air defenses amid ongoing Russian missile strikes.

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