Ukraine’s Zelenskyy seeking air defence help on visit to Baltic nations

The massive Russian barrages, more than 500 drones and missiles were fired between December 29 and January 2, according to officials in Kyiv, are using up Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles, however

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Lithuania’s President Gitanas Nauseda, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a welcoming ceremony (Ukrainian Presidential Press Council/PA)

Ukraine has shown the world that Russia’s military can be stopped, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said as he began a visit to the Baltic nations in search of more help for his country against the Kremlin’s larger and better-supplied forces in the 22-month-old invasion.

Speaking in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius, Mr Zelenskyy said Ukraine still must bolster its air defences against Russia’s intensified missile and drone onslaughts and replenish its ammunition supplies as long-range strikes become the main feature of this winter’s fighting.