Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky on Sunday, condemned Iran's attack
on Israel and said his country needs help from its
allies to fend off threats from the air just as
Israel did. In a nightly address, Zelensky said
that Israel was not alone in this defense. Adding
that quote when Ukraine says that the allies cannot turn
a blind eye to Russian missiles and drones, it
means that it is necessary to act and act strongly
. The war in Ukraine has escalated in recent weeks
. Ukraine's top commander said on Sunday that Russian forces
aimed to capture the town of Chavez Yar by May
9, setting the stage for an important battle for
control of high ground in the east where Russia is
focusing its assaults. Since late March. Russia has
launched multiple major attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, inflicting
significant damage to the Ukrainian power system and causing emergency
power cuts in some regions. Senior employee at a
plant that is undisclosed for security reasons, says he
had to go to the bomb shelter after seeing that
no power units were left intact. Zelensky again called
on the US Congress to approve a vital aid package
that has been blocked by House Republicans for months.
Republican Representative Steve Scalise said that in response to the
Iranian attack, the house would change its schedule to
consider legislation that supports Israel and hold Iran accountable.
It was not immediately clear to which legislation he was
referring. Iran has supplied thousands of drones to Russia
throughout its invasion of Ukraine. They have been used
to exhaust Ukrainian air defenses and hit infrastructure far from
the front lines.