NATO international locations strongly condemned this Thursday the latest russian airstrikes in opposition to Ukraine and pledged to proceed strengthening Ukrainian defenses.
This is how the allies spoke in a press release on the finish of a gathering of the NATO-Ukraine Council held this Thursday, convened within the wake of the current Russian assaults. The assembly was convened on the ambassador stage and was requested by Ukraine.
The Deputy Secretary General of the Alliance, Mircea Geoana, chaired the Council, through which the Ukrainian Minister of Defense, Rustem Umerov, participated by videoconference.
“Russia’s continued assaults on Ukraine’s civilian inhabitants and significant infrastructure reveal the pressing want for our continued assist,” Geoana indicated.
NATO recalled within the assertion that allies are offering unprecedented army, monetary and humanitarian assist to Ukraine.
As an instance of this, he famous that France will quickly ship extra Caesar howitzers, whereas a number of allies have joined the Czech initiative to purchase 800,000 projectiles extra artillery for kyiv.
He additionally famous that NATO is engaged on establishing a joint evaluation, coaching and coaching middle within the Polish city of Bydgoscz, the place the Ukrainian forces might be ready to practice alongside allied troops.
Additionally, inside NATO’s world assist bundle, the Alliance is offering Ukraine non-lethal assist.
Allied leaders agreed at their summit in Vilnius final July to create the NATO-Ukraine Council, a discussion board the place either side can, on an equal footing, seek the advice of and make selections in disaster conditions.
On Monday, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense estimated Russian cruise and ballistic missiles at greater than two thousand shot down by Ukrainian forces for the reason that starting of the Russian invasion that started on February 24, 2022.
