Sybiha discusses strengthening Ukraine’s, EU’s defense industries with Commissioner Kubilius

The Ukrainian Foreign Minister reported this on the social media platform X, as seen by Ukrinform.

"Welcomed Andrius Kubilius on his first visit to Kyiv as EU Commissioner for Defense and Space. After the morning in shelters due to Russia’s massive air attack, we got down to business discussing steps to boost EU defense industrial base and investment in Ukraine's defense industry," Sybiha wrote.

Earlier, the EU Ambassador to Ukraine, Katarína Mathernová, mentioned that Commissioner Kubilius had started his Friday morning, December 13, in a shelter in Kyiv due to the Russian missile attack.

On the same day, December 13, an American delegation also arrived in Kyiv amid the large-scale Russian missile strikes.

Read also: Russia launches massive missile attack on Ukraine: air alert goes off across country

As previously reported, Russia launched a significant number of missiles and deployed MiG-31K aircraft from the Savasleyka airbase in an attack on Ukraine. Air raid alert sounded across the country, with energy infrastructure being a primary target.

President Vodymyr Zelensky announced that Russia hadlaunched 93 missiles during the attack, 81 of which were successfully intercepted, including 11 cruise missiles downed by F-16 fighter jets. Additionally, nearly 200 drones were used in the assault.