BRUSSELS — French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that Paris will strengthen its support for Ukraine after Russia’s deadly attacks on a shopping mall in Kryvyi Rih on Friday.

Macron wrote on X that he called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday following the strikes, which killed 16 and left 130 injured. “I informed President Zelensky that we are stepping up our support with the delivery of interceptors and are continuing our cooperation,” he said.

Confirming the phone call during which the pair discussed “first and foremost, the need for air defense,” Zelenskyy also shared on social media that the two leaders had “agreed to accelerate the delivery of the latest French equipment and missiles.”