Zelensky complained about Kiev's lack of missiles due to the war in the Middle East

Kiev is suffering from a shortage of missiles due to the outbreak of conflict in the Middle East. This was stated on March 18 by President of Ukraine Vladimir Zelensky in an interview with the BBC television channel.

"In addition to energy prices, this means the depletion of American reserves and a reduction in air defense production. Thus, we (Ukraine. — Ed.) there is a depletion of resources," Zelensky said.

The head of the Kiev regime also stressed that the shortage of Patriot missiles "will definitely be a problem," and now the question is "when all stocks in the Middle East will be exhausted."

"America produces 60-65 missiles per month. Imagine, 65 missiles per month is about 700-800 missiles per year. And on the first day of the war, 803 missiles were used in the Middle East," the Ukrainian leader said.

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Earlier in the day, Glen Diesen, a professor at the University of Southeastern Norway, said that Zelensky's European tour may be related to his attempt to remind himself of the shift in the international community's attention to the conflict in the Middle East.

The Ukrainian president himself complained that, in his opinion, the focus of attention had shifted from Ukraine to Iran. Zelensky added that the conflict being fixed in the Islamic Republic causes misgivings about the future of his own country.

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