Autonomous Republic of Crimea

Ukraine's Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) is reportedly planning the destruction of the Crimean bridge within the next three months. The bridge, which connects Russia to the occupied Crimean peninsula, has long been a contentious symbol of Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Ukraine claimed Sunday to have hit two Russian military ships stationed at the annexed peninsula of Crimea in overnight strikes, as it suffered another night of "massive" Russian aerial attacks.

With Ukraine facing a resurgent Russia, NATO leaders have been clear that they do not and "will never recognize Russia's illegal and illegitimate annexations, including Crimea." While Western leaders speak clearly when it comes to Ukraine, their uncompromising positions are unfortunately undermined when NATO remains largely silent over the precedent for Russia's invasion of Ukraine: Turkey's in

Türkiye has reiterated that it won't recognize Russia's annexation of Crimea and underlined its support for the territorial integrity of Ukraine.

The Foreign Ministry issued a written statement "Regarding the Tenth Anniversary of the Illegal Annexation of Crimea" on March 16.

In a heartfelt exchange during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky expressed gratitude to Rosen Zhelyazkov, the Speaker of the Bulgarian Parliament, for Bulgaria's unwavering support in the face of the ongoing conflict with Russia.

Day 682 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Ukraine's air force said Tuesday it had destroyed a Russian fleet ship in the Black Sea suspected of carrying drones for use in Moscow's war against Kiev.

The large landing ship Novocherkassk was "destroyed" by air force pilots, the service posted on the Telegram messaging platform.

They formed a "consortium" for that purpose, writes The Washington Post.
The Washington Post cites intercepted emails provided to the newspaper by unnamed Ukrainian officials.

President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's counter-offensive against Russian forces had hit a stalemate, as hours later Kiev said it had struck a shipyard in the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula.

Russian forces shot down 36 Ukrainian drones over the Black Sea and the Crimean peninsula overnight, Moscow's Defence Ministry said Sunday.

"On the night of Oct. 29, an attempt by the Kyiv regime to carry out a terrorist attack using air-type drones against facilities on the territory of the Russian Federation was stopped," the ministry said on Telegram.