STORY: After the heavy Russian rocket attacks on Ukrainian cities on Monday, the number of victims has continued to rise. According to Ukrainian information, the number of civilians killed is at least 14. Another 97 people were injured, the rescue services said. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden has promised his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy the delivery of modern air defense systems. Referring to the Russian missile attacks, Biden has promised further support, the presidential office said in a statement. The US President condemned the Russian missile attacks. They served no military purpose and killed civilians, the presidential office said in a statement. They showed the “extreme brutality of Mr. Putin’s illegal war against the Ukrainian people”. The attacks made the US all the more determined to stand by Ukraine for as long as needed.