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The attack destroyed an entire section of the building, from the first to the ninth floor. The Russian missile claimed the lives of 24 people, including three children.

“We are very grateful to the United States, and it is truly important that we have such strong allies at various levels,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with Thorsten Frei, Federal Minister for Special Tasks and Head of the Federal Chancellery of Germany, and Martin Jäger, President of the Federal Intelligence Service of Germany.

​“Today, we discussed a wide range of issues. It is important that we are moving with our partners towards technological cooperation,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy noted.

The leaders discussed diplomatic efforts to bring an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine and Europe’s role in this process. Volodymyr Zelenskyy stressed the importance of transatlantic unity in any steps toward peace.

In Bucharest, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs.

On the sidelines of the Bucharest Nine Summit, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting with President of Poland Karol Nawrocki.

Ukraine and Lithuania will develop defense-industrial and technological cooperation, including in the areas of air and missile defense and unmanned systems. This also includes the prospect of localizing in Lithuania the production of long-range strike, naval, interceptor, and bomber drones in the shortest possible timeframe.

The President emphasized the need to build a multi-level protection system, particularly against drones and combined air attacks. Ukrainian expertise is already helping partners in the Gulf countries, the Middle East, and the South Caucasus, and work has also begun in Europe.