Republic of Crimea

British agency Reuters analyzed the footage, indicating that Russia has built a huge line of "fortifications" stretching from western Russia, through eastern Ukraine to Crimea, pointing out that these defensive positions were built in preparation for an expected Ukrainian counter-offensive.

Referring to the Russian invasion, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias insisted on Thursday that revisionist ambitions must not go unanswered and that Greece has "from day one stood in full solidarity with Ukraine, providing all necessary assistance and support."

Day 414 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 407 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

The same source told the German newspaper that the Western allies are already sending Ukraine everything it needs for those attacks, which are supposed to create a "land bridge" to Crimea.

Air defenses repelled an attack by drones near the town of Dzhankoy in Crimea on Monday evening, the Russian Investigative Committee, the body in charge of the most important investigations, said. "The target of all the downed drones was civilian infrastructure," the committee added.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry reiterated once again on March 16 Türkiye's position that Ankara does not recognize the "illegal annexation" of Crimea by Russia.

Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said Kosovo was "annexed" and "stolen" from Serbia by the international community and that comparisons between Belgrade and Moscow should not be made, while also trying to defend Russia's point of view.

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

The EU extends economic sanctions against Russia until July 31

Moscow would like, he says, for today's wave of missile attacks to be seen as punishment for the Ukrainian drone attack on Russian military targets in Crimea, which took place on Saturday.
The Kremlin wants this to be taken as a warning: You dare attack us in Crimea? Here's what you can expect in response.