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       In Ukraine, police in the Kyiv region have released dramatic bodycam footage shot by a first responder arriving at the scene of Wednesday's helicopter crash which killed the country's interior minister and about a dozen other people.

       At one point a man can be heard making a call to emergency services before entering a building in Brovary, on the outskirts of the capital.

       Wednesday's crash came just four days after a Russian missile struck an apartment building in Ukraine's southeastern city of Dnipro, killing dozens of civilians, including six children.

       That attack was the deadliest on civilians since the spring.

       Fourteen people die in Ukraine helicopter crash including the Interior Minister Watch: Second tragedy within a week as 14 die in Ukraine helicopter crash

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       Defence leaders meeting at a US air base in Germany on Friday failed to resolve divisions over providing advanced battle tanks to Ukraine after more than five hours of discussions about sending more military aid to the embattled country in its war with Russia.

       The defence minister of Poland, which has pledged a company of 14 Leopard tanks on condition that other countries also supply them, said 15 countries that have the German-made Leopards discussed the issue but no decisions were made.

       Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Blaszczak called the meeting a “good discussion among allies” and said the matter would be discussed again at future talks.

       Though the tank debate was unresolved, Germany’s new defence minister suggested the issue was moving forward.

       "We will make our decisions as soon as possible,” Boris Pistorius said.

       Germany would need to consent for the tanks to be given to Ukraine, which is not a member of NATO. Despite pleas from Ukrainian officials, Germany has so far resisted mounting pressure to quickly supply Leopard 2 tanks, or at least clear the way for other countries, such as Poland, to deliver them from their own stocks.

       Ukrainian leaders have criticised Germany for what they see as holding back critical assistance in the war.

       For more watch Euronews' report in the video above.

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       In Sweden, two brothers have been sent to prison, the older one for life, the other for ten years, after being found guilty of spying for Russia for a decade.

       42-year-old Peyman Kia had a background in the Swedish Security Police and the Armed Forces.

       At the time of his arrest in the autumn of 2021, he was working as a high-ranking head of a major authority. Later his younger brother Payam was also arrested.

       In November last year, both were charged with aggravated espionage and the subsequent trial has been surrounded by extensive security and secrecy.

       The older brother is said to have obtained around 90 documents, of which the younger brother contributed around 65 documents.

       Prosecutors said the pair acted purely for the money.

       "The only purpose of the act, as we can see from the evidence, has been for those involved to simply enrich themselves," said M？ns Wigren, Chief Counsellor at Stockholm District Court, "and there are no extenuating circumstances."

       Both brothers have consistently denied the offences.