Officials say Russia fired 2 missiles at Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine during the night, hitting apartment buildings and a medical center and injuring 17 people.

A joint declaration lays the groundwork for each nation to negotiate agreements to help Ukraine bolster its military over the long term.

Russia and Ukraine are far apart in their terms for peace, and Beijing – while looking to position itself as a global diplomatic power – has refused to criticize Moscow’s invasion.

If it is confirmed that the missile came from Russia, it would be the first time since the invasion of Ukraine that a Russian weapon came down on a NATO country.