Merz arrives in Kyiv to finalize drone deal, pledge new military aid to Ukraine
October 4, 2026 at 08:00 AM · Updated 12d ago
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Ukraine ready for US-backed talks with Russia: Zelenskyy
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هجمات روسية على كييف وميرتس يعلن عن مساعدات عسكرية ألمانية لأوكرانيا
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زيلينسكي: بوتين يريد إضعاف مقاومة أوكرانيا بالغارات الجوية
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Watch: What we know about Russian strikes on Kyiv bridges
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روسيا تضرب جسراً في كييف بُعيد وصول المستشار الألماني وسط ترقّب حزمة دعم عسكري
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Russia hits Kyiv bridge as Germany’s Merz visits Ukraine’s capital
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Russia strikes Kyiv bridge as German chancellor visits Ukraine in show of support
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ميرتس في أوكرانيا لإتمام صفقة مسيرات وإعلان مساعدات عسكرية
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لدعم الرئيس الأوكراني.. المستشار الألماني يصل إلى كييف لإتمام صفقة مسيرات
(opens the publisher’s site)German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has arrived in Kyiv to announce fresh military aid and finalize a joint drone-production agreement with Ukraine.
- Merz arrived in Kyiv on Sunday with German defense executives and will announce €1 billion in military aid plus €350 million for energy-sector repairs.
- Merz said Ukraine needs all support in the coming weeks, warning that if Russia is not stopped, its war machine will turn against Europe.
- The visit is expected to finalize a joint drone-production agreement covering interceptor drones and weapons with over-1,000-km range for strikes deep in Russia.
- Russian forces struck Kyiv's Northern Bridge over the Dnipro River on Sunday shortly after Merz arrived, injuring two people in the fourth consecutive day of attacks.
- Zelensky said Putin is escalating air strikes on Kyiv and other cities to weaken Ukrainian resistance and push residents out.
- Zelensky said US peace envoys are working to organize a trilateral technical-level meeting by the end of October.
- The Northern Bridge was struck for a second consecutive day, and the attack damaged its road surface.
- The Southern Bridge was hit multiple times earlier in the week as part of the ongoing attacks.
- The attacks raised concerns about severing connections between the two halves of Kyiv as winter approaches.
- Merz called on Putin to end the war and voiced Berlin's readiness for talks.
- Zelensky said Ukraine is ready for trilateral talks with the US and Russia this month, possibly in the UAE or another US-proposed venue.