This was despite Russia firing missiles at the Ukrainian contestants' home city of Ternopil as they took to the stage - which Ukraine's Ministry of Defense condemned. Ukraine's electronic duo Tvorchi finished a strong sixth place out of 26 with their performance of the song "Heart of Steel" in the contest's 67th edition. Sweden won Eurovision but it was Ukraine that shone brightest: Sweden’s Loreen has become only the second person to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice after earning a historic triumph at an extravagant and crowd-pleasing show on Saturday night.Germany's Scholz vows to support Ukraine until Russia is "held accountable": German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday reaffirmed Berlin’s support for Ukraine "for as long as it is necessary" in its fight against Russia’s invasion and stressed that those responsible for the war "must be held accountable.".Speaking at a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelensky said Ukraine is concentrating on a highly-anticipated military counteroffensive against Russian forces. He gave thanks after Germany announced a $3 billion military aid package, its largest yet. Zelensky in Germany: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is in Germany for his first visit since Russia's invasion began.Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military reported in an update on Sunday that Bakhmut and Maryinka in eastern Ukraine remain the “epicenter of fighting.” There has been no breakthrough in the defense of Russian forces,” the statement read. “All the attacks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) have been repelled. The announcement comes as the ministry on Sunday said Ukraine has made "massive attempts to break through the defense of our troops to the north and south of Artemovsk," referring to Bakhmut by its Russian name. "During the battle to repel one of the attacks, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko heroically died after receiving multiple shrapnel wounds," the ministry said. “The commander of the 4th motorized rifle brigade, Colonel Vyacheslav Makarov, being at the forefront, personally led the battle,” the briefing read.Īnother commander who died, Colonel Yevgeny Brovko, the deputy commander of the army corps for military-political work, directed the actions of the personnel, being in “another sector of repelling enemy attacks.” The ministry did not specify when they were killed. In a rare announcement of combat deaths of high-ranking Russian military officials, the Russian defense ministry said in its daily briefing Sunday that two of its commanders were killed on the battlefield in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.
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