Ukraine’s air force reported multiple strike drones launched at Ukraine overnight followed by swarms of cruise missiles in country’s air space. It said Russia also used air-launched ballistic Kinzhal missiles against Ukraine’s western regions.
Part of the worry stems from the flying objects initially being spotted near the Picatinny Arsenal, a US military research and manufacturing facility; and over President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's private residence in Caesarea was targeted in a drone attack from Lebanon earlier this morning on October 19. Responding to the attack, the Israeli Prime Minister issued a direct warning to the attackers stating that Israel was going to win the war.
This is the second Ukrainian drone attack on Russia in September - Kyiv launched 158 drones targeting a dozen areas earlier this month. Ukraine has been increasingly launching drone attacks deep inside Russia as Moscow advances in the eastern part of the country.
Given the rise in attacks, the state government has announced the closure of all schools on September 7. In protest of rising attacks, thousands of people formed human chains in multiple cities.
Russia's Saratov regional airport imposed flight curbs on Monday after homes were damaged as a result of Ukraine's drone attack that wounded a woman.
The Volga Sky—Saratov city's tallest building—was hit by a drone, a dramatic moment captured in a video of the impact. According to a state-media report, a woman was injured in the attack.
The strikes Sunday targeted a pharmacy, then other strikes followed that targeted people gathering in the vicinity of the initial damage, the coalition said in a statement.
The attack comes as Russia - while advancing in eastern Ukraine - struggles to push Ukrainian forces out of its Kursk region, two weeks after they smashed through Russia's western border in the largest invasion of Russia since World War Two.
Multiple families were waiting to cross the border and enter Bangladesh when a drone strike, allegedly carried out by the Arakan army, killed them at the borders between the two nations in Rakhine.
Israel's military said the drone was an upgraded Iranian-made Samad-3 model that killed a 50-year-old man and injured four others in Tel Aviv. The attack threatens to widen red-hot tensions in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
A state of emergency was introduced in parts of Russia's Voronezh region after a Ukrainian drone attack sparked a warehouse fire, the governor of the western region bordering Ukraine said on Sunday.
Ukrainian drones and missiles killed five people in annexed Crimea and another in Belgorod, while Russian bombings have killed four people in two days so far. Russia blamed the United States for the attack on Crimea and threatened to respond accordingly.
The attack came amid red-hot tensions at Iran fired air defence batteries at suspected Israeli drones in retaliation for a missile and drone attack by Tehran on Saturday. However, Iran has denied any external attack and Israel is yet to officially comment on the matter.
G-7 leaders released a joint statement after a conference call among them initiated by US President Joe Biden. Their emergency meeting commenced hours after Iran's rare airstrike against Israel.
Iran-Israel tensions: The attack marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel, risking a wider regional conflict. The US and Israel had been bracing for an attack for days after Iran vowed to retaliate for a suspected Israeli strike this month.
Indian Navy personnel's swift response to a maritime incident saved crew members’ lives in the Gulf of Aden. Barbados Flagged Bulk Carrier MV True Confidence reported on fire after a missile hit. Crew members forced to abandon the commercial ship as they sustained critical injuries.
Amid mounting concerns over Houthi militant attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea, the Indian Navy swiftly responded to a drone strike on a Liberian-flagged ship in the Gulf of Aden.
There were conflicting reports on the number of those killed, with US officials saying the initial assessment was one, and saying there were no civilians hurt or killed.
Raisi's remarks came after the US approved plans for strikes in Iraq and Syria in response to the killing of three American soldiers by a drone in Jordan. There has been rising speculation of an American response as tensions heated up in the Middle East since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war.
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