Over 2,000 'Shahed' drones attacked Ukraine in a month: key points from Zelenskyy’s address

Russia is gradually increasing its frequency of daily 'Shahed' and missile attacks, and it still has access to Western components for this purpose.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy highlighted this in his evening address to Ukrainians on Saturday, November 2.

"In October, more than 2,000 'Shahed' drones were used against Ukraine, against our people. Literally, every single day. This number of 'Shahed' drones means more than 170,000 components that should have been blocked from being supplied to Russia. Microchips, microcontrollers, processors, and lots of different parts without which this terror would simply be impossible," the President stated.

He noted that all these components are supplied to Russia from abroad - from manufacturers in China, Europe, and the United States.
"lots of micro-contributions to the constant Russian terror. And this, again and again, brings the world back to the need to work much harder to control the export of special components and resources. To prevent Russia from circumventing the sanctions that have long been imposed on Russia for this war," Zelenskyy emphasized.

According to the President, a similar situation exists not only with 'Shahed' drones but also with Russian missiles.

"These [Russian missiles - Ed] all contain components from other countries. Fighting against Russian strikes means, among other things, fighting for the power of sanctions against Russia. Sanctions must be increased; they must be effective. And every scheme to circumvent sanctions is a crime against people and the world. It is precisely such schemes that allow Russia to help build the strength of the Iranian and North Korean regimes. This is a global threat. And only global, special pressure can overcome it," the President stressed.

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