« A fruitful conversation with Biden , I expressed gratitude for another security package . We discussed further cooperation on defense , protection and maintenance of our energy sector. Coordinated positions on the eve of the G7 online summit. American leadership remains steadfast." Thus the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky , on Twitter, after speaking on the phone with the American president. In his call with Zelensky, Joe Biden spoke about recent US aid packages to Kiev , noting how the United States is "prioritizing efforts to strengthen Ukraine 's air defense" as Russian attacks on its crucial infrastructure continue.

Meanwhile the air raid alarm sounded in the early hours of the morning in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and in several regions of Ukraine. According to the Air Raid Warning Service, sirens from air raids sounded in the capital and Kiev, Cherkassk, Vinnitsa, Kirovograd, Nikolayev, Zhitomir, Odessa and Kharkov regions.

During the night, Russian troops hit the Nikopol district in the Dnipropetrovsk region (south-east) with Grad and Uragan multiple launch missile systems, as well as heavy artillery. At the moment there are no injuries or victims.

(Unioneonline/vl)

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