EU Foreign Policy Chief Kallas Says July and August Were Deadliest Months for Ukrainian Civilians Since Full-Scale Invasion

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on September 1 that July and August were the deadliest months for Ukrainian civilians since Russia's full-scale invasion began, speaking to reporters ahead of an informal EU defense ministers' meeting in Wicklow, Ireland 12interceptor missiles to provide them to Ukraine" data-source="Ukrinform" data-url="https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4159663-kallas-urges-countries-with-interceptor-missiles-to-provide-them-to-ukraine.html" data-rt="secondary" data-otype="state_media">3. Kallas said Russia is escalating attacks to inflict maximum harm on civilians, and identified air defense as Ukraine's central shortfall, citing a lack of interceptor missiles 23. She urged countries holding interceptors nearing the end of their service life to transfer them to Ukraine, and said outreach to non-EU states on the issue is ongoing but difficult, alongside continued work with Ukraine on developing European interceptors 123. Bloomberg reported that NATO and the EU are pressing Spain and Greece, which hold large Patriot interceptor stocks, to sell missiles to Norway for transfer to Ukraine 2. Ministers reached no concrete decision on new Patriot transfers at the meeting, agreeing only to reassess national stockpiles including aging missiles, while EU efforts to unblock additional financial aid for Ukraine's armed forces remained unresolved 23.