The mayor of Odesa says that a shopping centre and a warehouse were hit by Russian missiles. Odesa is of strategic interest to Russia because it is a port city and the mayor claims that the buildings hit were not used for any military purpose.
Updates from Sky News correspondents Deborah Haynes and Mark Austin in Kyiv, Alex Rossi in Dnipro and Adam Parsons in Chisinau. Live reporting by Faith RidlerThe Kalush Orchestra has delivered an energetic performance of their song Stefania as it competes in the first semi-final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022.
The Ukrainian act is the favourite to win currently, with bookmaker William Hill placing them at 8/13 odds, as the country continues to resist Russian forces.Leonid Kravchuk, the man who led Ukraine to independence amid the collapse of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 88. "Thank you for the peaceful renewal of our Independence. We're defending it now with weapons in our hands," Mr Reznikov wrote.Russia's invasion of Ukraine has reached"a bit of a stalemate", according to the head of the US Defence Intelligence Agency.
The war has claimed thousands of civilian lives, sent millions of Ukrainians fleeing and reduced cities to rubble. Mr Boichenko said the reports include testimonies on significant strikes in Mariupol, including"the maternity ward of Mariupol destroyed by the enemy plane, and the Drama Theatre, where a lot of women and children died, and hospital one, where Mariupol residents with severe injuries burnt alive".
Mr Samoilenko, a member of the Azov Regiment, said:"The count of injured and fallen soldiers are very high and these people deserve all the proper care.
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