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Ukraine has called on international partners to accelerate deliveries of Patriot air defense missiles, stressing that the country’s ability to protect civilians from Russian ballistic attacks depends on closing critical gaps in its air defense, UATV English reports, citing Ukrinform.
Speaking during the summer session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly in The Hague, Ukrainian lawmaker Iryna Gerashchenko said the delegation used every opportunity to brief partners on the deteriorating security situation and the urgent need for additional air defense support.
During discussions on a resolution introduced by U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, Gerashchenko publicly appealed to American lawmakers to increase supplies of Patriot interceptors, noting that Ukraine currently lacks enough missiles to counter Russia’s ballistic missile strikes.
She said the session reaffirmed that Ukraine remains at the center of international attention and welcomed the Netherlands’ decision to host the future Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
According to Gerashchenko, the Ukrainian delegation focused on several priorities: increasing military assistance and strengthening air defenses, intensifying sanctions against Russia, addressing the humanitarian consequences of the war—including cultural destruction—and accelerating the establishment of the Special Tribunal. She also reiterated Kyiv’s call to use frozen Russian assets to strengthen Ukraine’s air defenses, restore critical energy infrastructure, and provide reparations to victims of the war.
Gerashchenko also welcomed the adoption of an OSCE PA resolution condemning Russia’s crimes against journalists in Ukraine, emphasizing that more than 100 journalists have been confirmed killed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
Earlier, Ukrainian MP Yevheniia Kravchuk said Russian propagandists should be held accountable for their role in the war, arguing they should face justice in the same way Nazi propagandists were prosecuted after World War II.
