French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Saturday that France would deliver new interceptor missiles to Kyiv following a major Russian attack on a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih in central Ukraine.
Ukrainian authorities said Russia launched two waves of drone attacks on the city on Friday, killing at least 16 people and injuring 130 others, including 23 children.
The attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown has prompted condemnation from leading figures across Europe, with Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, calling it "terror by design."
In a post on X, Macron said he had spoken with Zelenskyy following the daylight "double strike" on Kryvyi Rih and that he had expressed his "horror" and "deep concern" over the incident.
"It is crucial to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to defend its airspace and thwart this aggression," he wrote, adding that he had informed Zelenskyy of Paris' "increased support, including the deployment of interceptors."
