The Welsh Government has committed to providing £4m in financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine amid the turmoil of an "unprovoked and brutal act of war" by Russia.
Wales' First Minister said the money would help those in desperate need and added that Wales, as a Nation of Sanctuary, would welcome those fleeing Ukraine.
Mark Drakeford told the chamber on Tuesday afternoon: "We stand in support of the Ukrainian people who are bravely resisting this unprovoked and brutal act of war."
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Mr Drakeford continued: "The Welsh Government will provide £4m in financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine, which will help to provide crucial support to many who are in desperate need. We are also assessing what surplus medical equipment could usefully be sent to the country.
“Wales, as a Nation of Sanctuary, stands ready to welcome people fleeing Ukraine. Tomorrow we will be holding urgent discussions with local authority leaders to ensure preparations are in place to accept refugees."
Mr Drakeford added he'd also written to the Prime Minister asking him to strengthen arrangements currently in place to allow Ukrainian citizens to escape to the UK "quickly and safely".
He said: "It is vital people can seek safe sanctuary here without bureaucracy delaying that process.
"The UK Government must honour its duty to allow people to seek safety in situations such as those we are all witnessing today with great sadness and repulsion."
The Russian attack on Ukraine has caused the displacement of many tens of thousands of Ukrainian people from their homes and marked the onset of what could be the largest humanitarian crisis in Europe for decades.
Tuesday marks day six of the Russian invasion of its neighbour and Ukraine's president said he'd had a conversation with his US counterpart Joe Biden this afternoon. Volodymyr Zelensky tweeted: "Just had a conversation with @POTUS. The American leadership on anti-Russian sanctions and defense assistance to Ukraine was discussed. We must stop the aggressor as soon as possible. Thank you for your support!"
Ukrainian officials have said Russian forces fired at the capital's Kyiv TV tower and Ukraine's main Holocaust memorial, among other civilian sites, on Tuesday. Ukraine's State Service for Emergency Situations said the strikes on the TV tower killed five people and left five more wounded.
The Ukrainian parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, posted a photo of clouds of smoke around the TV tower, and Kyiv mayor Vitali Klitschko shared a video of it being hit. Mr Klitschko said an electrical substation powering the tower and a control room on the tower were damaged as a result.
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