Ursula von der Leyen had to hide in a shelter during her visit to…
Ursula von der Leyen had to hide in a shelter during her visit to Kyiv due to air raid alerts, according to Eura.... Euractiv: Von der Leyen had to take shelter during an alert in Kyiv.
Consensus
- Ursula von der Leyen was visiting Kyiv during an air raid alert.
- Air raid sirens sounded during her visit to Kyiv.
- Von der Leyen and journalists were forced to seek shelter in a bunker at the InterContinental hotel.
Points of divergence
- The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported that Russian forces struck a logistics company facility in Kyiv where drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine were assembled and stored. — vm
- Russia published a photo of an 'Iskander' missile launch with the caption: 'This is not football! The Russian army strikes without pause.' — vm
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky mistakenly used the word 'vzglyad' (Russian for 'look') instead of the Ukrainian equivalent during a press conference. — vm
- Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov claimed that decryption of 'Mindhich tapes' revealed that Ukraine's political elite exclusively speak Russian. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had to hide in a shelter during her visit to Kyiv due to air raid alerts, according to Euractiv — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Von der Leyen Had to Hide in a Shelter During Kiev Alert — Вечерняя Москва