A heavy wave of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes has left people dead across Ukraine, prompting renewed appeals from Kyiv for urgent defensive interceptor supplies.
“Bring Fedorov back!” Central Kyiv witnessed more than a thousand people gather, singing the Ukrainian national anthem, waving Ukrainian and EU flags, and chanting “shame.”
Following a request from Kyiv, the extension of protection until 2028 excludes newly arriving men of military age but the existing rights for 4.4M current beneficiaries remain unaffected.
“Another horrific night for the residents of the city, who were forced to spend it in shelters,” reported Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. Olha Stefanishyna on X.
