A Russian drone struck a medical facility in Kiev last night, causing a fire and initial reports injuring - a little one person said in "Telegram" the head of the capital's military administration, Sergiy Popko, quoted by Reuters and BTA.
Popko pointed out that the fire broke out in the Dnipro region on the eastern bank of the Dnieper River. He warned citizens not to leave bomb shelters until the air raid alert is lifted.
More than 12 drones are attacking Odessa and the region from the Black Sea, local channels in "Telegram" report.
According to their information, the drones are moving in the direction of Odessa, Chernomorsk and Belgorod Dnestrovsk.
There were loud explosions in the Ukrainian Black Sea city. Sirens were activated at 11.35pm. Local authorities are calling on citizens to take shelter in bomb shelters.
Bulgarians in Odesa region number over 150,000 people and are the third largest according to the official census in Ukraine in 2001. About 50-60 thousand Bulgarians live in the city of Odessa itself. The largest compact Bulgarian population is concentrated in Bolgrad, Izmail and Belgorod-Dniester regions.
Norway intends to increase its support to Ukraine for 2025. to 35 billion Norwegian kroner (3.2 billion dollars), the government announced in Oslo after a parliamentary session, DPA reported.
Of these, 22.5 billion crowns will be used for military aid, and 12.5 billion for humanitarian and civil assistance.
Prime Minister Yunas Gar Støre told the NTB agency that the decision gives an important signal to Ukraine and those who attacked it.
The government originally planned for 15 bln. crowns in the 2025 budget. in support of Kyiv. The opposition described the amount of funds as too low, so earlier this week the parties reached an initial agreement on an amount of about 30 billion, to be discussed again on Thursday.
The money will be provided under the support program "Nansen", which also provides all other funds allocated by Norway to support Ukraine.
It is planned that the term of the program will be extended for another three years until 2030. Under this mechanism, Norway is expected to provide Ukraine with funds in the total amount of at least 154.5 billion. crowns.
Germany is preparing to redeploy Patriot air defense systems to Poland to protect supply routes to Ukraine, the German Defense Ministry said today, as quoted by DPA.
The German armed forces mission will begin in January and is expected to last six months.
"We will protect a logistics hub in Poland that is central to the supply of military materials to Ukraine," German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said.
The deployment will help ensure the supply of vehicles, weapons and ammunition that Ukraine urgently needs to defend against a Russian invasion, Pistorius said.
Polish Minister Władysław Kośniak-Kamis said on the social network "Ex" that Poland welcomes the decision.