Ukraine war: five things you need to know about the conflict from Friday
Ukrainian authorities say Russian missiles have struck a multi-storey block of flats and nearby holiday resorts in Ukraine's southern Odesa region, killing at least 21 people and wounding dozens.
The Ukrainian president's office said three X-22 missiles fired by Russian bombers struck an apartment building and two campsites. Ukraine’s Security Service said two children were among the dead.
Ukraine’s Security Service said 38 people, including six children and a pregnant woman, were being treated in hospital for injuries.
Kyiv says the missiles were fired from a plane in the Black Sea, where a day earlier Russian troops left the strategically important Snake Island.
“A terrorist country is killing our people. In response to defeats on the battlefield, they fight civilians," said Andriy Yermak, the chief of staff to the Ukrainian president.
Norway said Friday it will donate €970 million to Ukraine, during a visit to the country by its Prime Minister.
Spread over two years, the significant donation of 10 billion Norwegian crowns must be used by Kyiv for humanitarian aid, reconstruction efforts, purchasing weapons and supporting the functioning of the Ukrainian authorities, according to the Norwegian government.
This money comes on top of previous aid and arms promised to Ukraine by the Nordic country.
"We stand with the people of Ukraine," Norweigan Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in the statement. "We are contributing to support the Ukrainians' fight for freedom. They are fighting for their country, but also for our democratic values".
Norway's government made the announcement following a trip by Støre on Friday to Kyiv, as well as to Yahidne, a Ukrainian village devastated by the war.
The Norweigan leader was left rattled
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