Russia is posing an existential threat to the European Union's security and to only way to address that is to increase spending on defence, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Wednesday, adding that the EU had for too long offered Russia alternatives.

Intelligence services, as stated by the EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, warn of a possible Russian attack starting in 2028. "Russia could test EU’s readiness to defend itself in three to five years," said the former Prime Minister of Estonia during an event organised by the European Defence Agency in Brussels.

Intelligence services, as stated by the EU's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas, warn of a possible Russian attack starting in 2028. "Russia could test EU’s readiness to defend itself in three to five years," said the former Prime Minister of Estonia during an event organized by the European Defense Agency in Brussels.

Russia attacked Ukraine with 131 Shahed-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and imitation drones. They also launched four Iskander-M ballistic missiles, according to the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The drones were launched from Cape Chauda in occupied Crimea, as well as from Millerovo, Bryansk, Kursk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia. Air defense systems were active in the Poltava, Sumy, Kharkiv,