{"id":1370406,"date":"2026-03-17T12:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/drones-against-patriot-and-the-mobilization-of-the-russian-federation-zelenskys-main-statements\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T12:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T10:18:07","slug":"drones-against-patriot-and-the-mobilization-of-the-russian-federation-zelenskys-main-statements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/drones-against-patriot-and-the-mobilization-of-the-russian-federation-zelenskys-main-statements\/","title":{"rendered":"Drones against Patriot and the mobilization of the Russian Federation: Zelensky’s main statements"},"content":{"rendered":"

President<\/span> Volodymyr<\/span> Zelenskyy<\/span> said<\/span> that<\/span> the massive<\/span> use<\/span> of drones<\/span> is changing<\/span> the nature<\/span> of war,<\/span> and<\/span> traditional<\/span> air<\/span> defense<\/span> systems<\/span> are<\/span> unable<\/span> to effectively<\/span> counter<\/span> such<\/span> attacks.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The<\/span> president said<\/a> this in an interview with<\/span> the<\/span> New<\/span> York<\/span> Post.<\/span><\/p>\n

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According<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> president,<\/span> thousands of<\/span> Patriot<\/span> missiles<\/span> cannot<\/span> stop<\/span> tens<\/span> of<\/span> thousands of<\/span> Iranian<\/span> Shahed<\/span> drones<\/span> due<\/span> to<\/span> the significant<\/span> difference<\/span> in<\/span> cost.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> One<\/span> such<\/span> drone<\/span> is<\/span> 40<\/span> times<\/span> cheaper<\/span> than<\/span> one<\/span> Patriot<\/span> missile<\/span> . Therefore,<\/span> in<\/span> terms of<\/span> production<\/span> time<\/span> and<\/span> cost of<\/span> missiles,<\/span> it is impossible<\/span> to compete<\/span> with<\/span> drones,”<\/span> Zelenskyy emphasized<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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He<\/span> emphasized<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> already<\/span> has<\/span> a developed<\/span> air defense system<\/span> ,<\/span> but<\/span> it<\/span> lacks<\/span> the anti-ballistic<\/span> capabilities<\/span> that<\/span> the<\/span> United States has<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> By uniting<\/span> these<\/span> forces,<\/span> we can<\/span> close<\/span> the skies<\/span> over<\/span> any<\/span> state<\/span> that<\/span> is<\/span> under<\/span> massive<\/span> attack,”<\/span> the<\/span> president noted<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zelenskyy<\/span> drew<\/span> attention to the fact<\/span> that<\/span> drone<\/span> technologies<\/span> are developing<\/span> rapidly<\/span> and<\/span> have<\/span> virtually<\/span> no<\/span> range<\/span> limitations<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Today<\/span> it<\/span> flies<\/span> 100<\/span> km<\/span> ,<\/span> tomorrow<\/span> it<\/span> will be<\/span> a thousand,<\/span> and<\/span> the day after tomorrow –<\/span> 10<\/span> thousand,”<\/span> he said<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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The President<\/span> also<\/span> stated<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> is ready<\/span> for<\/span> an equal<\/span> partnership<\/span> with<\/span> the United States<\/span> in<\/span> the security sphere<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> I<\/span> would<\/span> really<\/span> like<\/span> the US<\/span> not<\/span> to<\/span> perceive<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> as<\/span> a country<\/span> that<\/span> only<\/span> asks.<\/span> This is<\/span> not<\/span> so,”<\/span> Zelensky emphasized<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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He<\/span> emphasized<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> offers<\/span> the exchange<\/span> of technologies,<\/span> security<\/span> guarantees<\/span> , and<\/span> combat<\/span> experience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Separately,<\/span> the president<\/span> stated<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> is changing<\/span> its war<\/span> tactics<\/span> and<\/span> increasing<\/span> the production<\/span> of drones.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Today,<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> attack<\/span> on<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> is<\/span> 350-500<\/span> drones<\/span> per<\/span> day.<\/span> Russia<\/span> wants<\/span> to<\/span> reach<\/span> 1,000<\/span> drones,”<\/span> he said<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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According<\/span> to<\/span> Zelensky,<\/span> interceptor drones<\/span> could<\/span> be<\/span> an effective<\/span> response<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> An interceptor<\/span> drone<\/span> costs<\/span> 3-5<\/span> thousand<\/span> dollars<\/span> .<\/span> That is,<\/span> one<\/span> “<\/span> shaheed”<\/span> costs<\/span> about<\/span> 10<\/span> thousand<\/span> dollars,<\/span> and<\/span> a Patriot<\/span> missile<\/span> costs<\/span> 4<\/span> million,”<\/span> the president noted<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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He<\/span> emphasized<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> already<\/span> has<\/span> unique<\/span> experience<\/span> in<\/span> this<\/span> area<\/span> and<\/span> is ready<\/span> to share<\/span> it<\/span> with<\/span> partners.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zelensky<\/span> also<\/span> emphasized<\/span> that<\/span> the threat<\/span> of war<\/span> is not<\/span> limited<\/span> to<\/span> Ukraine.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> The war<\/span> is not<\/span> as<\/span> far away<\/span> as<\/span> we<\/span> think.<\/span> We<\/span> need<\/span> to act<\/span> as<\/span> quickly as possible,”<\/span> he said<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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The President<\/span> added<\/span> that<\/span> without<\/span> the unification<\/span> of allies<\/span> and<\/span> the development of<\/span> modern<\/span> security<\/span> technologies,<\/span> the world<\/span> risks<\/span> new<\/span> conflicts<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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In addition<\/span> ,<\/span> Zelenskyy<\/span> provided<\/span> data<\/span> on<\/span> the losses<\/span> of the Russian<\/span> army<\/span> and<\/span> mobilization.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Russia<\/span> is<\/span> constantly<\/span> mobilizing<\/span> 40,000-45,000<\/span> people<\/span> per<\/span> month.<\/span> To<\/span> contain them<\/span> ,<\/span> we<\/span> have<\/span> to<\/span> destroy<\/span> about<\/span> the same<\/span> number<\/span> ,”<\/span> he said<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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At the same time,<\/span> the president<\/span> stated<\/span> that<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> seeks<\/span> a peaceful<\/span> resolution<\/span> to the war.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> wants<\/span> peace<\/span> much<\/span> more<\/span> than<\/span> Putin wants it<\/span> ,”<\/span> Zelenskyy stressed<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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He<\/span> also<\/span> emphasized<\/span> the need for<\/span> active<\/span> cooperation<\/span> with<\/span> the US<\/span> to<\/span> find<\/span> solutions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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“<\/span> We must<\/span> look for<\/span> options for<\/span> a peace<\/span> agreement every<\/span> day<\/span> ,”<\/span> the president concluded<\/span> .<\/span><\/p>\n

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President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that the massive use of drones is changing the nature of war, and traditional air defense systems are unable to effectively counter such attacks. The president said this in an interview with the New York Post. According to the president, thousands of Patriot missiles cannot stop tens of thousands of Iranian […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":1277913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ep_exclude_from_search":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[76885,76871,76872],"class_list":["post-1370406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-policy","category-news-2","category-news-feed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1370406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1370406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1277913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1370406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1370406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}