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Several explosions sounded early Thursday morning in the centre of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv following an air alert prompted by missiles and drones launched by Russia. IMAGES
Half of Western military aid to Kyiv is delivered late, says Ukrainian Defence Minister Rustem Umerov, as the country struggles with an ammunition shortage. SOUNDBITE
Images show Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni arriving in Kyiv to preside over a G7 virtual meeting on Ukraine on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, the Italian government announced. IMAGES
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calls Russia's 'heavy losses' in the Black Sea a 'great victory' for Ukraine, after Kyiv said it had destroyed another Russian warship in the key battleground. SOUNDBITE
During a press conference on his two-day state visit to Sweden, French President Emmanuel Macron says that "the cost of a Russian victory is too high for all of us" and that Europe must support Ukraine "whatever it takes, whatever it costs." SOUNDBITE
Emergency workers respond to the aftermath of a missile strike in Kyiv, with overnight Russian missile attacks across the country killing at least three peole. The army's chief said Russian forces had fired 41 missiles and that Ukrainian forces had shot down 21. In Kyiv, mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people had been injured and 13 hospitalised. IMAGES