More than 800 people gathered for a demonstration near the NATO headquarters, demanding military aid to Ukraine. The participants were Ukrainian refugees, diasporans, Belgians, and Belarusian opposition activists.

Фото: October 13 in Brussels, Belgium

"This is how Ukrainians reacted to massive missile attacks, threats of nuclear weapons, and the fake referendums in the territories occupied by the Russian Federation," Ornella Ostapenko, a participant in the demonstration, reported.

They demanded a decisive response to the violation of the security situation on the European continent, namely:

Supply Ukraine with an immense amount of the necessary weapons and anti-aircraft defense to protect the civilian population.

Organize large-scale NATO training for the Ukrainian military.

Completely ban Russians from visiting all NATO member countries.

The crowd shouted the names of the weapons needed by Ukraine: HIMARS, ABRAMS, LEOPARD.

Фото: October 13 in Brussels, Belgium

Фото: October 13 in Brussels, Belgium

Фото: October 13 in Brussels, Belgium

At 5:53 p.m., the same day, the official website of the Alliance published news that NATO will further step up support for Ukraine while strengthening the Alliance's defense and deterrence and working to increase the protection of critical infrastructure.

Organizers of the promotion of the NGO "Promote Ukraine." Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, they have already organized more than 40 demonstrations together with other organizations in Belgium.