14th May 2023
.Zelenskiy lands in Berlin to shore up support; Russian missiles strike home town of Ukraine's Eurovision entry during song contest.
Volodymyr Zelenskiy has landed in Berlin, according to a post on the Ukrainian president's Twitter feed, as he seeks to shore up support from key allies. "Already in Berlin," Zelenskiy tweeted shortly after midnight on Sunday, arriving from Italy where he met with Italian officials and Pope Francis. The German government has announced a further €2.7bn of military aid to Ukraine, its biggest such package since the Russian invasion.
Russian missiles struck the home town of Ukraine's Eurovision entry during the song contest. Ternopil, the university home town of electronic music duo Tvorchi, was among the places targeted, according to Dame Melinda Simmons, the British ambassador to Ukraine. Local authorities said the strike had hit warehouses owned by commercial enterprises and a religious organisation, injuring two people.
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