Politics of Crimea

Day 551 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has reaffirmed Türkiye's stance against the annexation of Crimea by Russia and pledged solidarity with Ukraine's territorial integrity.

"We express in every platform, especially in the United Nations, that Crimea is a part of Ukraine," Erdoğan stated on Aug. 23, speaking via a video message to attendees of the Third Crimea Platform Summit in Kiev.

Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.

Ukrainian drones hit two buildings in Moscow and an ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea on Monday, Russian officials said, as Ukraine reported another Russian strike on a grain facility.

Russia said it had neutralised two Ukrainian drones over Moscow during the night with no casualties reported.

Day 514 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine's military intelligence service, announced that last night's explosion at the ammunition depot was an operation by Ukrainian special forces.
The explosion occurred at a Russian military base in Crimea.

Russian forces have downed 28 Ukrainian drones over Crimea overnight, Moscow's defence ministry and a local official said on Tuesday.

Seventeen drones sent by Ukraine's forces overnight were "destroyed" and another 11 were "suppressed" by electronic means, Russia's defence ministry said in a statement.

It said there were no casualties or damage.

Medvedev said that world and Russian experience shows that it is impossible to fight terrorists with sanctions, intimidation or concessions.
"They understand only the language of force. Only personal and completely inhumane methods," Medvedev wrote on Telegram.
He says that it is necessary to blow up the houses of terrorists and their relatives.

The National Anti-Terrorism Committee claims that the attack was carried out by Ukrainian drones.
"At 3:05 a.m., two Ukrainian drones attacked the Crimean bridge as a result of a terrorist act, part of the pavement on the bridge was damaged. Two adults were killed and one child was injured," the Committee said in a statement.

Let's recall that two people were killed today and one child was injured on the Crimean Bridge, while traffic was stopped due to damage to the roadway, the Russian news agency RIA reported, citing the Ministry of Health of the Krasnodar Region.

Morning in Ukraine. Something happened to the Crimean bridge. pic.twitter.com/EbTo8JNS4H