Ukraine Appeals for More Support From West as Russia Resumes Strikes

Ukraine said it shot down nine drones over the south of the country on Wednesday as the West beefed up its air defenses after a barrage of Russian missiles and drones brought down the plane. energy infrastructure earlier this week.

The outcry added to concerns when Ukraine’s Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov met with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Wednesday ahead of the latest meeting of more than 50 Western nations of the US-led Ukraine Defense Contact Group. head in Brussels.