Ukraine hosts a meeting of its key European backers on Monday to press for critical air-defense supplies and more pressure on Moscow, with Russian attacks killing more civilians than at any time since the first months of the invasion.The meeting of the Coalition of the Willing will be jointly chaired by the leaders of Britain, France and Germany.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham will be in Kyiv for his first international trip since taking office, and several other leaders are expected to join remotely.EU Council President Antonio Costa is also due in Kyiv for the talks, which come amid the latest, deadly escalation of the war.Russia has been pounding Kyiv with ballistic missiles in recent weeks, ripping open apartment blocks and killing dozens of citizens in the capital.The escalating Russian strikes have pushed civilian deaths to their highest levels since the first months of Russia’s 2022 invasion.After almost every attack – which sees tens of thousands hunker in the Kyiv metro system and many more in basements and other shelters across the city – Zelensky has issued public pleas for more air-defense support.Ahead of the meeting, Ukraine has forged ahead with its campaign against Russia’s logistics sites, hitting multiple warehouses belonging to e-commerce giant Ozon.Ozon reported fires early Monday at its warehouses in Krasnodar and Makhachkala, both in southern Russia, adding that sites in Adygeysk and Nevinnomyssk were evacuated due to threats of drone attack.
Ukraine Backers Gather as War Escalates, Air Defense Runs Low
European leaders meet in Kyiv to press for air-defense support as Russian strikes kill more civilians than at any point since 2022's early months.










