Biden decries Russian ‘brutality’ over deadly Ukraine strikes as Nato leaders gather
Joe Biden pledges to boost air defences on the eve of a Nato summit in Washington, which will see Volodymyr Zelenskiy request more military assistance
Joe Biden has called one of the heaviest Russian airstrikes on Ukraine since the war began a horrific reminder of Russia's brutality", amid widespread international revulsion at Monday's attacks and as Nato leaders gathered to announce new measures to strengthen Ukraine's air defences.
The government of Volodymyr Zelenskiy declared Tuesday a day of mourning after at least 38 civilians were killed in a series of attacks where targets included Ukraine's largest children's hospital, leaving an unknown number trapped under the rubble in Kyiv. Four of the dead were children, the Ukrainian president said on Tuesday.
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