Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv on Friday morning, shortly before the start of the EU summit. – Ukrainian. Then the anti-aircraft alarm was extended to the whole country.

Russian attacks intensify

The EU-Ukraine summit comes at a time when Russian pressure on Ukrainian forces is mounting.

Serhiy Tserevaty, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the eastern front, said Russia’s main advantage is the number of troops it can deploy.

In Washington, CIA Director William Burns said that events on the battlefield over the next six months would be “absolutely critical” and that Russian President Vladimir Putin never had negotiations in mind.

Russian forces carried out two raids in the Donetsk region city of Kramatorsk, killing people and damaging buildings, the Ukrainian military said late Thursday. On Wednesday, a Russian rocket hit an apartment building in the city, killing three people.

Ukrainian warplanes carried out four strikes against Russian troop concentrations and a command post, Ukrainian authorities said.

Ukraine and its Western allies accuse Russian forces of war crimes, abandoning them as they target civilians, accusations Russia denies.

Germany “yes” and “Leopard-1”

At the same time, the German government gave the green light to the supply of Leopard 1 tanks to the Ukrainian army from the warehouses of the German defense industry and is negotiating with Qatar to buy out 15 tanks equipped with twin Gepards. anti-aircraft guns to send them to Kyiv, according to today’s article Süddeutsche Zeitung.

The EU is on the side of Ukraine with 50 billion euros

Recall that yesterday from Kyiv, the chairman of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, said that Vladimir Putin, denying the existence of Ukraine, endangers the future of Russia.

In her speeches, together with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of the European Commission stressed that the future of Europe is at stake in the war in Ukraine.

Ursula von der Leyen announced a number of actions in support of Ukraine on the energy front. Among other things, he stated that the EU. will donate 35 million LED light bulbs (instead of the promised 30 million). He also announced the delivery of 2,400 additional generators and the allocation of 150 million euros for the purchase of “vital energy equipment.”

The total EU assistance – in aggregate and through member states – to Ukraine reaches 50 billion euros, said the president of the commission.