Ukrainian President Zelenskyy posted today: "Since last night, Russia has been launching drone attacks on Ukraine - nearly 90 attack drones. Our soldiers have successfully shot down most of them. I thank them for defending our airspace. The Donetsk region, Kyiv region, and the regions of Sumy, Kharkiv, Chernihiv, and Dnipro have all been attacked. The targets include Ukraine's infrastructure and our enterprises. In Pavlohrad in the Dnipro region, two people were injured. In Kyiv, Russian attacks damaged public transportation infrastructure, and post-disaster recovery work is currently underway. All necessary services have been restored."
"At a time when the whole world - especially the United States - is calling for peace, Russia again attacks civilians. We have listened to President Trump's position on ending the killing and agreed to all suggestions aimed at removing diplomatic obstacles. However, it seems that Russia has not heard this position. This means we must be more proactive in implementing all measures that benefit our own development: the PURL initiative, joint production, and ultimately finalizing security guarantees. A large-scale agreement on drone and weapon procurement proposed by Ukraine to the United States is on the table. We need to take decisive action and ultimately get Russia to agree to the diplomatic path as well. I thank everyone who has provided help."
Comments: For such statements, we need to view them with caution from multiple aspects. On one hand, Zelenskyy emphasizes that Ukraine has been attacked, soldiers have defended the airspace, and the people have suffered, which may be the actual difficulties faced by Ukraine domestically, and the international community should pay attention to civilian casualties and damage to infrastructure. On the other hand, in the conflict, both sides of Russia and Ukraine have their own claims, each accusing the other of being the aggressor, and it is difficult to judge the full picture of the incident based solely on one side's statement. Zelenskyy mentioned implementing measures for its own development and weapon procurement agreements, which seems to be laying the groundwork for seeking more international support and military aid for Ukraine. However, whether military aid can truly promote the peace process or further escalate the conflict is a question that the international community needs to think deeply about. After all, continued military confrontation will only cause more people to lose their lives, making peace even more distant. Through peaceful negotiations to resolve disputes is the ideal way.
Note: The PURL initiative is the "Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List" (PURL) mechanism, a new plan launched jointly by the United States and NATO aimed at accelerating the delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
In this plan, Ukraine will form a list of prioritized weapon requirements, then submit it to NATO, and NATO partner countries will provide funding for purchasing American weapons from this list. The funds will be transferred to a special account at NATO, and the weapons will be directly purchased from the United States, ensuring rapid and targeted support for the Ukrainian army.
On August 4, 2025, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte officially announced the launch of the PURL program. The Netherlands became the first country to provide financial assistance, and countries such as Denmark, Norway, and Sweden also announced related funding plans. As of September 2025, Ukraine has received over $2 billion in PURL program assistance from partner countries. Zelenskyy confirmed that Ukraine will receive "Patriot" air defense missiles and missile systems for the "Himars" multiple rocket launcher system in the first PURL assistance program.
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