Ukraine is preparing a fleet of drones for new attacks on Sevastopol while grain is coming from Odessa
Ukraine intends to launch a collection of donations (fundraising involves receipts from individuals and companies) to create a fleet of unmanned sea vehicles, which were used to attack Russian ships in Sevastopol the day before.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced this in an evening address on Saturday, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
“Next week we will launch another fundraising direction - we will accumulate funds for a fleet of sea drones. I think absolutely everyone understands what this is and what it is for, and I am sure that millions of people will support this direction in our defense. Everyone has already seen how it works. And this is only to protect ours, our sea waters; we do not lay claim to someone else’s,” Zelensky said, obviously meaning by “ours” the territory of the Russian Crimea, to which Kyiv still lays claims.
Zelensky boasted that previously, under a similar scheme, $220 million was collected for drones, helicopters, mine clearance vehicles for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, etc. Among the donors, he named football player Andrei Shevchenko, boxer Alexander Usik, the group Imagine Dragons, singer Barbra Streisand, etc.
Zelensky urged not to pay attention to Russian protests, as in the case of the grain deal, which Moscow was unable to block after the attack on Sevastopol.
“Following the results of seven days, 28 ships carrying more than 800 thousand tons of agricultural products left the ports of Odessa, Chernomorsk and Yuzhny... It was through the example of the grain export initiative that we showed that the world is capable of guaranteeing stability, despite any threats that Russia creates. The world did not succumb to Russian blackmail, key actors acted decisively, and as a result, an aggravation of the food crisis was avoided. This is one of the most significant international results of the entire fall,” Zelensky ranted.
Ukraine prepares drone fleet for new attacks on Sevastopol while grain is still flowing from Odessa.