An air alert was activated on Monday, February 24, 2025, in Kiev, while 13 Western leaders are in the capital of Ukraine, on a symbolic day marking three years since the beginning of the Russian invasion.
Russian photo fighter jets: Shuterstock
“Danger of rockets throughout Ukraine”, They posted on Telegram the Ukrainian air forces, referring to the take-off of a Russian MIG-31 aircraft, carrying rockets.
“There was an alert this morning and as a result the commission that is in Parliament currently stayed for about 20 minutes in an anti-aircraft shelter. However, there was a signal that there was no danger after it became clear that Russian planes probably took off as a maneuver to disrupt the event. They took off from Belarus and headed for Ukraine ”, Diplomatic sources have said for a European Newsroom journalist present in Kiev, according to Agerpres.
Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Council Antonio Costa and almost the entire EU Commissioner College are in Kiev to mark three years since the beginning of the Russian aggression. Also, next to them are 13 heads of state and government in Europe and Canada.
Another 24 foreign leaders participate in the summit through video conferencing.
The leaders’ meeting, held in a hotel in Kiev, was not affected by air alert.
