EU president Ursula von der Leyen said Russia was pursuing a “deliberate strategy of terror” as the European Commission announced it had disbursed €1.24 billion ($1.4 billion) to Ukraine for drones, drone interceptors, drone ammunition and missiles.
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“Russia is pursuing a deliberate strategy of terror.
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To protect people and infrastructure, Europe is stepping up.
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Others must step up their support too,” von der Leyen said in a statement.
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The funding is part of the €90 billion loan facility previously promised by the
European Union.
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The announcement came after Russian missiles and drones struck Kyiv and around a dozen other Ukrainian regions overnight into Wednesday, killing at least 19 civilians, including four children, and injuring around 60, according to Ukrainian officials.
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Russian strikes kill civilians across Ukraine
Ukraine had anticipated the attack, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warning a day earlier that intelligence indicated Russia was preparing a “massive” strike.
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A Russian strike destroyed an apartment block in Pryluky, in the northern Chernihiv region, killing 13 people, including four children, and injuring about 50, Interior Minister Ihor Vyhivskyi said.
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Deaths were also reported in Kyiv and three other Ukrainian cities.
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In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, according to regional officials, while rescue operations continued.
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“The Russians wanted to strike painfully and demonstratively,” Zelenskyy said on social media.
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Ukraine is searching worldwide for available Patriot missiles, which are in short supply due to the Iran war.
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Zelenskyy said Russian ballistic missiles remain the country's biggest air defence challenge.
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“Russian ballistic missiles remain the greatest challenge.
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And air defense packages for us right now are a vital necessity,” Zelenskyy said.
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Russia's Defence Ministry said its forces carried out a massive overnight strike targeting Ukrainian facilities involved in the production and storage of missiles and drones.
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It also said port and ship-repair facilities in the southern Odesa region and ships carrying cargo for the Ukrainian military were hit.
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EU prepares fresh sanctions
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The latest Russian attacks came as EU envoys prepared to approve about 1,650 new designations under the bloc's sanctions regime against Russia.
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Most of the targets are linked to the country's military-industrial complex.
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The package, proposed by the EU's foreign policy arm, the EEAS, would be the single largest set of designations since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
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Once approved by ambassadors, the listings will be sent to EU foreign ministers next Monday for final adoption.
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Ukraine has also continued long-range strikes inside Russia.
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Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces targeted two oil facilities and a training ground in Russia's Perm, Samara and Astrakhan regions using long-range drones and missiles.
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Russia and Ukraine remain engaged in a long-range aerial war while their armies are largely deadlocked on the battlefield, more than four and a half years after Moscow's full-scale invasion.
US-led peace efforts have so far failed to bring short-term relief, with the possibility of low-level technical talks still under discussion.
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Russian President
Vladimir Putin is continuing the invasion, while Western analysts say Moscow is betting that continued pressure will weaken Ukraine and eventually reduce support from its Western allies.
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