Ukraine updates: EU's von der Leyen vows support in Kyiv

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived successful the Ukrainian superior and announced that she was determination to supply enactment up of the wintertime months.

Von der Leyen said that it was her 8th sojourn to Ukraine and promised enactment arsenic Russia's penetration grinds on.

Here are the main headlines from Russia’s warfare successful Ukraine connected Friday, September 20, 2024

09/20/2024September 20, 2024

Italy sending different aerial defence strategy to Ukraine

Italy's Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said that different SAMP-T aerial defence strategy would beryllium sent to Ukraine successful comments to section media.

"We are sending a caller Samp-T [anti-missile system] to support hospitals, schools, universities... for this state that was attacked by Russia," Tajani told Italy’s Radio 24.

He added that "defending Ukraine does not mean bringing a satellite war... We are helping Ukraine and indispensable scope a just peace.”

The SAMP-T is simply a European-made mobile rocket strategy designed to support against aggregate rocket and craft threats.

Italy and France jointly supplied a artillery to Ukraine past year.

09/20/2024September 20, 2024

Ukraine downs dozens of Russian drones and a missile

Ukraine's aerial unit said connected Friday that 61 retired 70 Russian onslaught drones had been changeable down on with 1 retired of 4 missiles launched successful overnight strikes.

"The aerial defence strategy operated successful Dnipropetrovsk, Kyiv, Vinnytsia, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad, Sumy, Poltava, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv, Khmelnytsky, Mykolaiv, Odesa and Kherson regions," it said connected the Telegram messenger service.

"Air force, anti-aircraft rocket forces, mobile occurrence groups and units of the Defense Forces of Ukraine were progressive successful repelling the enemy's aerial attack," the aerial unit said adding that it had received nary accusation astir casualties oregon destruction.

09/20/2024September 20, 2024

EU's Ursula von der Leyen pledges enactment for Ukraine connected 8th visit

EU Chief Ursula von der Leyen arrived successful Ukraine's superior Kyiv connected Friday and said she was determination to discuss European support, preparations for winter and advancement connected G7 loans.

"My 8th sojourn to Kyiv comes arsenic the heating play starts soon, and Russia keeps targeting vigor infrastructure," she wrote connected X, formerly Twitter. The station was accompanied with a representation of her astatine a train station.

"We volition assistance Ukraine successful its brave efforts. I travel present to sermon Europe's support. From wintertime preparedness to defence, to accession and advancement connected the G7 loans." 

Von der Leyen is acceptable to sermon assistance for Ukraine's vigor proviso with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy aboriginal connected Friday.

The EU is to supply an further €160 cardinal ($178 million) to Ukraine to assistance repair the damaged vigor infrastructure, expand
renewable energy, and money shelters, the EU chief said up of her trip.

Continuous Russian attacks have destroyed ample parts of Ukraine's captious infrastructure and person led to rolling blackouts successful the eastbound parts of the country.

European countries person sent thousands of generators to Ukraine which are harder to deed and are easier to repair.

kb/ab (AP, AFP, dpa, Reuters)