EU ambassador showed how Defence Commissioner spent morning in Kyiv shelter due to Russian attack
Andrius Kubilius, the new EU Defence Commissioner, who is on a visit to Kyiv, had to spend the morning of Friday, 13 December, in a shelter due to a large-scale combined attack by Russia.
EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarína Mathernová shared on X (Twitter) photos captioned, "Welcoming new EU Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius in a shelter". On the morning of 13 December, Russia targeted Ukraine's energy infrastructure in a large-scale attack.
Friday 13th – another Russian massive attack on 🇺🇦 critical infrastructure as of early morning. 93 ballistic & cruise missiles and over 200 attack drones were launched targeting energy grid & transport networks.
– Katarina Mathernova 🇪🇺 (@kmathernova) December 13, 2024
Welcoming new 🇪🇺 Commissioner for Defense @KubiliusA in a shelter. pic.twitter.com/32vsT319J0
On the morning of 13 December, Russia attacked Ukraine's energy infrastructure facilities.
Notably, Poland scrambled its aircraft in response to Russia’s combined strikes on Ukrainian oblasts.
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, addressing the latest wave of Russian attacks, reminded Ukraine’s partners of the country’s request for at least 20 additional medium-range air defence systems.