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More Than 40% Weapons Used To Defend Ukraine Made In Ukraine - Zelenskyy
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00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has given state honors to some workers in the troubled Ukraine who have been supporting the military with production of weapons to enable the European country defend itself against Russia invasion that has been on since February 24, 2022, when President Vladimir Putin of Russia declared full-scale war on its closest neighboring and formerly, brotherly country, Ukraine.
00:25This, President Zelensky said that more than 40% of all the weapons used in all the front lines to defend Ukraine are made in Ukraine.
00:35Zelensky at an awards ceremony held on Wednesday in Kyiv, personally presented the awards of honors to the beneficiary workers, with commendation and appreciation to their contributions to the defense of the country.
00:47Zelensky said in quote thus, today, I honored workers in our defense industrial sector with awards.
00:54More than 40% of all the weapons used on the front lines to defend Ukraine are made in Ukraine.
01:01And the trend is clear, Ukraine will keep ramping up production to ensure its own security, both independently and in cooperation with partners.
01:11I'm grateful to everyone working in our defense industry for your dedication.
01:16Ukraine will always need its own powerful weapons to secure a strong Ukrainian state.
01:21Ukraine will always need its own technological edge to make it clear to Russia that we will respond to every attack.
01:29Meanwhile, Russia on Wednesday attacked Ukraine with more drone bombardments.
01:34According to Zelensky, it was a difficult night in Dnipro.
01:38A Russian drone strike hit the city.
01:40They targeted ordinary residential buildings, ordinary civilian infrastructure.
01:45The rubble is still being cleared.
01:48Currently, 16 people are in city hospitals.
01:51In total, 28 people were injured, including 4 children.
01:56All of them are receiving assistance.
01:59Tragically, 3 people were killed by this Russian strike.
02:02Among them a girl, Veronica.
02:04She was only 17 years old.
02:07My condolences to the families and loved ones.
02:10Odessa was also struck by drones.
02:12Three people were wounded, residential buildings, a pharmacy, and a church were damaged.
02:19The Sumi region came under aerial bomb attacks, while Kharkiv and Donetsk regions were hit by Russian ballistic missiles.
02:27Every defense package from our partners for Ukraine right now, every form of support from the world for our resilience, is literally the protection of lives.
02:35Russia uses every day and every night to kill.
02:39Pressure must be applied to the killers, and life must be helped to stop this war and ensure a reliable peace.
02:46I want to thank all our partners who are using their capabilities for this very purpose.
02:52Wars are stopped through strength.
02:54Strength against the aggressor.
02:55Strength in defense of life.
02:57We have reported that numbers of eyewitness videos made available by local residents on Sunday showed scores of lifeless bodies littered the streets of Sumi region in Ukraine after Russia attacked the area with ballistic missiles as Christians worldwide celebrate the 2025 Palm Sunday,
03:14with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky putting the total numbers of deaths as a press time at 34 with two children, adding that, more than 100 persons were injured and they're in critical conditions at the hospital.
03:29We have reported to the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has begged the United States,
03:34U.S. and European countries to help Ukrainians with at least 10 Patriot anti-missiles air defense system to protect its territory against the use of ballistic missiles by Russia military under the command of President Vladimir Putin,
03:49stressing that there are air raids alerts sounding across several places in Ukraine due to the Russia ballistic missiles threat,
03:56and yesterday, a missile suspected to be ballistic was used to attack Dnipro.
04:01Which led to the killing of one person, with five others injured, this, as the Ukrainian President said that the country is currently investigating the involvement of Chinese nationals in the Russia war against Ukraine,
04:14adding that, some nationals from China have been captured as prisoners of war, POW in the Dhanesk region, adding that, Putin is recruiting citizens from China to prolong the war.
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