EU to Increase Military Aid to Ukraine after Russian Missile Strike on Poltava That Killed 53

The European Union has announced its intention to increase military assistance to Ukraine and expressed condolences over the Russian missile strike on Poltava, where, according to the latest data, 53 people were killed and 298 injured.

This is stated in a statement by the European External Action Service.

The EU also noted that under the UN Charter, Ukraine has a legitimate right to self-defence.

The EU stressed that it will continue to provide military supplies to Ukraine, including air defence systems and ammunition. 

Commenting on Russia's terrorist missile attack on Poltava, the EU stressed that this is yet another deliberate bloodshed that proves Russia's intention to continue its brutal war against Ukraine.

The statement said that over the past two and a half years, Russia has terrorised the people of Ukraine during its criminal war of aggression, launching indiscriminate missile and drone attacks across Ukraine, hitting mostly civilian targets. 

‘We share the grief of the families of the victims and stand with the people of Ukraine,’ the statement said.

As The Gaze previously reported, on 4 September in the morning, Russia attacked Ukraine again, killing 7 people, including three children, in Lviv. The same morning, in Kryvyi Rih, the enemy destroyed a hotel, injuring five people, including a 10-year-old child.

After the previous attack on Poltava, White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby said that the US would continue to focus on strengthening Ukraine's air defences and promised more assistance ‘in the coming weeks’.