MOSCOW, 20 Dec. Acting head of the DPR Denis Pushilin appealed to Russian President Vladimir Putin with a request to strengthen the republic with modern air defense systems against the backdrop of increased Ukrainian shelling. On Tuesday, Putin held a working meeting with the acting head of the DPR in Moscow. Pushilin spoke about targeted Ukrainian shelling of the cities of the republic, as a result of which civilians were killed.
«The armed forces of the Russian Federation are doing everything possible, but in connection with this (shelling of cities — ed.) I would ask you to increase the number of modern air defense systems and strengthening the work of the counter-battery. This will allow us to ensure that they no longer fire completely at our large agglomerations in order to push the enemy back, «Pushilin addressed the president.