Kyiv

Day 560 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

One person was killed in Russian drone attacks on a port district in Ukraine's southwestern Odesa region early Wednesday, the regional governor said.

The night-time attacks lasted three hours and targeted the Izmail district, Oleg Kiper said on Telegram.

A Russian attack on Kiev killed two people early Wednesday, Ukrainian officials said, while Russia accused Ukraine of launching what appeared to be the biggest drone attack on Russian soil since Moscow sent troops there 18 months ago.

Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis had a reportedly warm telephone conversation on Friday with his Ukrainian counterpart Dmytro Kuleba.

Gerapetritis stressed that Athens encourages all international initiatives aimed at restoring Ukraine's sovereignty and preventing humanitarian crises.

Athens and Kyiv have recently held direct talks in order to negotiate a bilateral agreement that will result in a form of commitment on the side of Greece to give guarantees of security in several sectors, not only defense.

Day 525 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Ukraine is strengthening its forces on the northern border due to the arrival of fighters of the Wagner paramilitary formation in Belarus, and Ria Novosti reports that anti-tank trenches have been dug in the Chernihiv region on a stretch of more than 40 kilometers.

Russian forces targeted Kiev with a barrage of self-exploding Iranian-made Shahed drones early Thursday morning, according to the Kiev City Administration.

Day 501 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Day 500 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours: