Summary of the day
One person was killed and 10 were wounded, while four appeared to be trapped under rubble following Russian missile attacks in the Donetsk region.
Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s presence at a meeting of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) in North Macedonia fuelled controversy.
A number of delegates walked out of the room while the Russian minister spoke.
Lavrov accused the west of killing the OSCE.
Hungary’s foreign minister Péter Szijjártó met with Lavrov, despite European qualms about the Russian minister’s presence.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has said that he discussed defence cooperation and the situation in the battlefield with the German chancellor, Olaf Scholz. He also spoke with British prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian president’s office, said troops’ most urgent needs at the moment are electronic warfare equipment, drones and protection against UAVs.
The European Council president, Charles Michel, called for a defence union, underscoring the need to both continue supporting Ukraine and ensuring Europe’s own security.
The European commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, underlined the importance of sustained aid to Ukraine, calling for “strategic responsibility”.
Hungary’s foreign minister, Péter Szijjártó, met with Russia’s Sergei Lavrov today.
In a post on social media, Szijjártó insisted that Hungary’s foreign policy is based on national interest.
