Footage gathered by TVP World reporters on the ground showed the EU chief and her delegation making their to a safe area in the Ukrainian capital. Von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv on Wednesday to announce new steps integrating the European Union and Ukraine’s defense industries, deepening the bloc’s long-term military partnership with Kyiv as Ukraine presses ahead with its bid to join the EU. She also accepted an award from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.