The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyi, praised the Center, South, and East Air Commands for their successful defense of the sky these days.

Zelenskyi said this in his traditional video address on the evening of January 2.

He emphasized his gratitude to the fighters of the 96th Kyiv, 208th Kherson and 138th Dnipro anti-aircraft missile brigades, the 301st Nikopol anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Air Force, as well as the soldiers of the 39th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the Ground Forces.

"I thank, of course, our pilots, pilots of our fighter jets and fighters of mobile fire groups. Now is the time when everyone involved in the protection of the sky must be especially careful," the head of state said. 

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Earlier, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that on New Year's Eve, Ukrainian defenders shot down 45 Iranian drones.

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