00:01European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen condemned what she called horrible
00:06atrocities by Moscow on Wednesday following a deadly overnight attack on the Kyiv region.
00:12She said Ukraine would soon receive 1.4 billion euros from proceeds generated by
00:17immobilized Russian assets to fund its war effort. The EU froze around 200 billion euros of Russia's
00:24international reserves shortly after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
00:30While the assets remain untouched, the profits generated from them have been used to support
00:35Ukraine. Von der Leyen announced the latest funding after at least 17 people were killed
00:41in Russian ballistic missile and drone attacks on Kyiv. Russia has intensified its attacks on
00:46Ukraine in recent weeks, striking several civilian targets. Four previous trenches of windfall profits
00:54from Russia's frozen assets have been transferred to Kyiv, the latest in March this year, with
00:59Wednesday's announcement bringing the total to 8 billion euros.
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