Ukraine Ukraine has conducted a trial of new domestic-made missiles, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

Zelensky said via a post on the Telegram app that he was informed of the test by the army. “We are accelerating their production,” he added.

Earlier, Ukrainian diplomatic chief Andriy Shibiha called in Brussels for NATO allies to give his country 20 new anti-aircraft defense systems to counter Russian missile strikes.

Ukraine needs, he said, “urgent deliveries of additional Hawks, Nasams, or Iris-T systems.” “They will help us prevent a blackout,” the minister told reporters at NATO headquarters, as Russian strikes have been aimed for weeks at destroying Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.