Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky vows to wreak ‘wrath’ against Russia in 2024
Ukraine will have at least “a million” additional drones in its arsenal next year, Zelensky added, as well as F-16 fighters delivered by its Western partners.
“Our pilots are already mastering F-16 jets, and we will definitely see them in our skies,” he said, “So that our enemies can certainly see what our real wrath is.”
With the war now entering its third calendar year, Zelensky has urged his Western allies to keep up support amid increasing signs of fatigue with the conflict.
“Ukrainians are stronger than any intrigues, any attempts to diminish global solidarity, to undermine the coalition of our allies,” Zelensky cautioned in his message.
Ukraine retaliates with drone swarm after ‘massive’ Russian strike kills 39
Despite billions of dollars’ worth of Western weapons, Ukraine struggled to make a breakthrough in its 2023 counteroffensive against invading Russian forces.
Moscow has meanwhile ramped up pressure along the front lines, capturing the eastern town of Marinka earlier in December and pushing for control of Kupiansk in the northeast.
Russian President Vladimir Putin did not broach the war in Ukraine during his New Year’s Eve address, which was noticeably scaled back compared to last year’s.