Recent deadly Russian attack waves on Ukrainian cities - especially the capital - have prompted France to announce it will be speeding up deliveries of anti-air defense missiles to the Ukrainian armed forces.
It also comes after after a call between French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky - which focused on the country's rapidly dwindling supplies of interceptor missiles.
via AFPMacron specifically referenced a Friday Russian drone attack on the city of Kryvyi Rih, which happens to be Zelensky's hometown.
Two Russian drones in succession hit the Sun Gallery shopping center in the city, resulting in a death toll of 16 people, with approximately 130 others wounded.
"I expressed our horror and our emotion to him," Macron said of the Zelensky call. "With these strikes and those this week against Kyiv, Russia is continuing and intensifying the crime of its aggression. By systematically targeting civilians, and by choosing intimidation and escalation, Russia is likely seeking to project strength but is above all revealing an admission of weakness."
Vowing to increase collective Western pressure on Moscow, Macron announced the following:
In this context, it is crucial to provide Ukraine with all the necessary means to defend its skies and thwart this aggression. I announced to President Zelensky the strengthening of our support, with the delivery of interceptors and the continuation of our cooperation in the wake of the launch meeting of the Anti-Missile Coalition held in Paris on July 13 l
