KYIV, Oct 1 — European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said during a visit to Kyiv today that Ukraine needed more military aid and he promised ongoing EU support.

"Ukraine needs more capabilities & needs them faster,” he said in a statement posted on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter. He said he had discussed "continuous EU military assistance” during his first in-person meeting with Defence Minister Rustem Umerov.

"We are preparing long-term security commitments for Ukraine,” Borrell added.

This week the European Defence Agency said in response to questions from Reuters that seven EU countries had ordered ammunition under a procurement scheme to get urgently needed artillery shells to Ukraine and replenish depleted Western stocks. — Reuters