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Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We have intelligence of new Russian ballistic missile strikes

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Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Ukraine’s president, announced on October 29 that Ukrainian intelligence indicates Russia is preparing new ballistic missile strikes. In his nightly address, he emphasized the need for Western allies to provide advanced air defense systems such as Patriot missiles to counter these threats. Additionally, Zelenskiy highlighted successful Ukrainian attacks against Russian military targets, including the destruction of two Su-34 fighter-bombers and an Iskander missile launch site in Russia’s Volgograd region.

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On October 29, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy of Ukraine warned that his country had intelligence indicating Russia was preparing new ballistic missile strikes. In his nightly video address, he emphasized the need for more defensive capabilities to counter these threats. Specifically, Zelenskiy called on Western allies, particularly the United States, to provide additional air defense weapons like missiles for the Patriot system. He also highlighted successful Ukrainian long-range attacks against Russian targets, including the destruction of two Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft and a site for Iskander missiles in Volgograd region.

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Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We have intelligence of new Russian ballistic missile strikes Oct 29 - President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday that Ukraine had information that Russia was planning new ballistic missile strikes and needed the means to be able to counter them.

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2026-10-30 · The Straits Times

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: We have intelligence of new Russian ballistic missile strikes · assertive framing

Claims (7 extracted, 0 hedged)

Russia → say → them

"Now we have information from intelligence about preparations by the Russians of new ballistic missile strikes," Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address. asserted

Zelenskiy → have → address

"We need the means to take out all this Russian evil. asserted

We → need → evil

We are expecting relevant decisions." asserted

We → expect → decisions

Zelenskiy repeated Ukraine's pleas for its Western allies to provide more air defence weapons to counter Russian attacks, specifically missiles for the U.S. Patriot system. asserted

allies → repeat → system

He also praised long-range attacks on Russian targets, singling out strikes on Thursday that destroyed two Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft as well as a launching site for Russian Iskander missiles. asserted

that → praise → missiles

Ukraine's naval forces issued a statement saying the two aircraft had been taken out at a base in Volgograd region in central Russia. asserted

aircraft → issue → Russia