Kyiv in mourning after strikes, and the allies discuss military support

A day of mourning in Kiev is observed after the second largest Russian air attack of the war so far, at least 23 people have been killed, including four children, and dozens of others were wounded.

The mayor of the city, Vitaly Klitschko, said that it was to honor the dead, with the continued effort of the enormous recovery in the five blocks of the apartments, where 22 of 23 were killed.

The attack was widely condemned – The White House said President Donald Trump was “unhappy” but was not surprised, while the head of the European Union Committee, Ursula von der Lin, said Russia. “It will not stop at anything to terrify Ukraine.”.

Meanwhile, the European Union defense ministers meet in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss Ukraine’s support.

The drones and missiles also affected the European Union diplomatic mission and the British Council building in Central Kyiv.

Speaking on his way to a meeting on Friday, Lithuania Devilian Minister of Defense said that Russian President Vladimir Putin “buys at the price of time to kill more people.”

“The hopes of the potential peace negotiations are at least naive when we look at what is happening in Ukraine and what happened just (Thursday),” she added.

Estonia Defense Minister Hano Pivor said that the best security guarantee for Ukraine would be NATO membership.

On Friday, the Swedish government summoned its Russian ambassador to protest against the ongoing attacks on Ukrainian cities and civilians – After a similar procedure by the United Kingdom on Thursday.

Overnight from Thursday to Friday witnessed less fighting, although Russia and Ukraine reported the delivery of dozens of drones.

The president of Kharkiv regional Oleh Syniehubov said that five settlements in his area were attacked, as one person was killed in Kupyansk.

The Ukrainian army said it had carried out night strikes on a facility in the Russian region of Bianank, which it said was responsible for pumping fuel to provide the Moscow war effort.

Trump has been hoping to organize a summit that included Ukrainian President Voludmir Zelinski and Putin to put an end to the war, but those efforts have been stopped since then.

Speaking after Thursday’s attack, Zelinski said that Moscow chose “projectiles instead of the negotiating table”, and repeated the need for “difficult new sanctions” on Russia.

Speaking after a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday, German Chancellor Friedrich Mirz said it is now unlikely that a meeting between Putin and Zellinski will be held.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told reporters on Friday this current Western proposals to ensure security It risked the conversion of Ukraine into what he called “provocative” on the borders of Russia.

Russia has long argued against any Western military presence in Ukraine after the war.