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Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko arrives at a Kyiv court. Prosecutors are appealing against a bail decision freeing the ex-Ukrainian president, who is accused of treason. Poroshenko's lawyers are expected to call for his passport to be returned, which was withheld by the court to prevent him from leaving the country. IMAGES
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announces a new tranche of weapons for Ukraine's forces fighting Russia, including ammunition for the increasingly important rocket launchers and artillery guns. SOUNDBITE
As cleanup begins in a square in Vinnytsia hit by Russian attacks on Thursday morning, prosecutors are gathering evidence of what they are already describing as a "war crime".France 24's Gulliver Cragg reports from Vinnytsia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accuses Russia of engaging in state "terror" as he blames Moscow for missile strikes on a southern resort town that left at least 21 dead and dozens wounded. Missiles slammed into an apartment building and a recreation centre in the town of Sergiyvka about 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of the Black Sea port of Odessa, which has become a strategic flashpoint in the now more than four-month-old war.
The United States is sending a new batch of military assistance to Ukraine, with the $450 million shipment including more rocket systems to use against Russian invasion forces. "This package contains weapons and equipment, including new High Mobility Artillery Rocket systems," National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby says at a White House briefing. Also included are tens of thousands of rounds of artillery ammunition and patrol boats. SOUNDBITE
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