Ukraine's subject deployed air-defense systems precocious Saturday to repel an aerial battle connected Kyiv, according to the capital's apical elected official.
"Stay successful shelters!" Mayor Vitali Klitschko warned connected the Telegram messaging app, according to Reuters.
Reuters was incapable to independently corroborate the scope of the aerial assault.
Saturday's onslaught follows a sojourn to the metropolis by French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, who said a Ukrainian decision would mean "chaos" for the planetary order.
According to Agence France-Presse, Barrot's code came hours aft Russian forces issued a connection claiming that they'd captured different colony successful the country's east.
Barrot's visit, aimed astatine underlining Paris' unflinching enactment for Ukraine, comes astatine the extremity of a week successful which Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unveiled his "victory plan" to decision Russia, again calling for beefed-up Western backing.
"A Russian triumph would consecrate the instrumentality of the strongest and precipitate the planetary bid towards chaos," said Barrot, who besides warned that caller reports of North Korean regular troops supporting Russia's penetration of Ukraine, if verified, would represent a superior escalation of the war.
France's apical diplomat besides said Paris was unfastened to the thought of an contiguous invitation for Ukraine to articulation NATO, but that talks would proceed connected the taxable with allies.
Barrot's halt successful Kyiv coincided with the G7 defence ministerial gathering successful Naples, Italy, which saw a pledge of "unwavering" enactment for Ukraine, including vows of subject aid, according to a last statement.
"We underscore our intent to proceed to supply assistance to Ukraine, including subject assistance successful the abbreviated and agelong term," work the group's last connection pursuing the one-day summit.
Information successful this study is from Reuters and Agence France-Presse.