Margarita Robles

Desperation continues to grow in some parts of Valencia on Friday, which have been isolated since devastating floods hit on Tuesday, leaving at least 205 people dead.

Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles admitted that some areas remain inaccessible three days after the storm.

By the end of June, Spain will deliver another batch of German-made Leopard 2A4 battle tanks to Ukraine, along with Patriot anti-aircraft missiles and other ammunition, according to an announcement by the Ministry of Defense in Madrid, DPA reported.

Defense Secretary Margarita Robles confirmed the delivery during a video conference with US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.

In a notable development amid the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia, Spanish Defense Minister Margarita Robles revealed that Kyiv has received new missiles for the Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems from Madrid and other Western allies.

Spain's defence minister said on Friday Madrid would deliver Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine, following pressure from NATO and European Union allies to send more military aid to Kyiv.

Here are the highlights of events related to the war in Ukraine over the past 24 hours:

For the first time: Russia accused the US of direct intervention in the war in Ukraine

The Spanish frigate Blas de Lezo sails to the Black Sea from the Ferrol naval base on the Atlantic coast.

It is part of a pledge promised by Defense Minister Margarita Robles to bolster NATO forces amid tensions with Russia over the build-up of Russian troops on Ukraine's border.

The Royal Netherlands Air Force will send two fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets in April and May in support of NATO's Black Sea Airspace Monitoring Mission, the NATO Allied Command said on its website.

Russia's Foreign Ministry: NATO forces Must be Withdrawn from Bulgaria and Romania

Spain has sent warships to join NATO's naval forces in the Mediterranean and Black Seas as tensions in the region rise due to the build-up of Russian troops on the Ukrainian border, Defense Minister Margarita Robles said on Thursday.

Turkish National Defense Minister Hulusi Akar met on Oct. 21 with his U.S., British, Greek and Spanish counterparts in Brussels. Akar and British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace discussed bilateral and regional defense and security as well as defense industry cooperation.

Spanish soldiers deployed to help fight the new coronavirus outbreak have found elderly patients abandoned, and sometimes dead, at retirement homes, as an ice rink inside a Madrid shopping mall was turned into a temporary morgue to cope with a surge in cases.

The army has been charged with helping to disinfect retirement homes in Spain, one of the countries worst hit by the pandemic.