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Ukraine war

Ukraine urgently needs South Korean air defense systems, envoy says

Ambassador Dmytro Ponomarenko cites deadly Russian attack on children's hospital

Rescuers work at Ohmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv on July 8 after deadly Russian missile strikes. Ukraine's ambassador in Seoul says the attack shows why his country needs South Korean air defense technology.   © Reuters

SEOUL -- Days after a Russian missile attack decimated a children's hospital in Ukraine, Kyiv's ambassador is imploring South Korea to provide his country with air defense systems to shore up its war effort. 

"Amid relentless Russian attacks on civilians and critical infrastructure facilities, we need to protect ourselves from missiles and drones," Ukrainian Ambassador to South Korea Dmytro Ponomarenko told Nikkei Asia.

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