German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius Arrives in Kyiv German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius arrived in Kyiv to discuss further military assistance with Ukrainian officials. According to Welt, upon his arrival, Pistorius condemned the intensified Russian airstrikes, calling them "extremely brutal and threatening." "This is a clear signal from Moscow: there is currently no interest in a peaceful solution, but the strikes continue with the same brutality and, above all, are increasingly aimed at civilian areas of Ukraine," he said.