{
  "id": 3071469,
  "title": "Ukraine Must Be Competitive With Russia In Number Of Deep Strikes — Zelenskyy",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ukraine-must-be-competitive-with-russia-in-number-of-deep-strikes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T17:08:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "UATV English",
    "slug": "uatv-english",
    "url": "https://uatv.ua/en/ukraine-must-be-competitive-with-russia-in-number-of-deep-strikes-zelenskyy/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized the need for Ukraine to match Russia's number of deep strikes during a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing summit in Kyiv. He stated that Ukraine currently has the capacity to increase production, which would enable more attacks and responses. Zelenskyy noted that Ukraine possesses various types of drones with strike ranges from 350 to 3,000 km, including missile-drones used in successful operations. However, insufficient funding poses a challenge. The Ukrainian president acknowledged Russia's increasing long-range strikes, from 40 Iranian Shaheds two years ago to 500 or 1,000 in recent massive attacks. In order to pressure President Vladimir Putin, Zelenskyy argued that Ukraine must achieve a competitive quantity of deep strikes, not just in terms of financial resources, as Russia currently spends $340 billion annually while Ukraine's budget for 2027 is projected to be €140 billion.",
  "summary": "Given the increasing intensity of Russia's long-range strikes, Ukraine also needs to increase the number of its own deep strikes. This was stated by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at a press conference following the Coalition of the Willing summit in Kyiv, UATV English reports. \"As for deep strikes, we have enough capacity to increase production. If we increase production, we'll be able to attack…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Kyiv Independent",
        "title": "‘Everything except nukes’: As the world watches Wildberries, Russia unleashes war on Ukraine’s economy",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/everything-except-nukes-as-the-world-watches-wildberries-russia",
        "published": "2026-08-24T15:55:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ukrinform - Politics",
        "title": "Ukraine must be competitive with Russia in number of deep strikes – Zelensky",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/ukraine-must-be-competitive-with-russia-in-number-of-deep-strikes-3071500",
        "published": "2026-08-24T17:10:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}