The Ukrainian president suggested that lifting the 'taboo' could have prevented Ukrainian emergency workers being killed and hurt in a Russian drone strike.
on Monday, Zelensky said that Ukraine's Air Force had been doing"a great job" but lamented the country's lack of"modern aviation" capabilities.
The Ukrainian president also suggested that the"taboo" may have been to blame for emergency workers being killed and wounded in a Russian"terror" attack using Iranian-made drones. "The day began with an attack by Iranian drones," Zelensky said."Three employees of the State Emergency Service in Khmelnytskyi were wounded, two were killed ... that is why we need the aviation component of air defense—modern combat aircraft—to protect the entire territory of our country from Russian terror."
"Air defense is complete only when it is backed by aviation. Modern aviation," he continued."We will be able to fully protect the sky when the aviation taboo in relations with our partners is lifted." The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds are pictured during a demonstration over Daytona Beach, Florida, on February 19, 2023. The inset features Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Friday. Zelensky on Monday said an"aviation taboo" was to blame for Western allies refusing to aid Ukraine with fighter jets.
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