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Russian drone strikes and shelling have impacted multiple regions in Ukraine, causing injuries and damage to residential areas and infrastructure.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that Russian forces launched 108 Shahed drones and other decoy drones across the country during the night of May 11. By morning, Ukrainian defenses had intercepted 60 drones, while 41 decoy drones were rendered ineffective.
In the Kyiv region, drone strikes caused injuries to one individual and damaged private homes in the Brovary and Obukhiv districts. In the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, seven civilians, including elderly residents, were injured during attacks that also affected homes and infrastructure.
In the Zaporizhzhia region, airstrikes targeted frontline communities, including the village of Pavlivka, where residential areas were damaged, and two civilians were injured. Shelling in the Kherson region resulted in one fatality and three injuries, with additional damage to local structures.
Ukraine’s State Emergency Service reported over 150 incidents related to strikes on settlements and infrastructure within the past day, highlighting the ongoing challenges faced by affected communities.
Meanwhile, Russian officials in the Kursk and Belgorod regions reported drone and artillery impacts, citing injuries and property damage.
The Russian Ministry of Defence stated that military operations resumed after a temporary ceasefire during Victory Day commemorations, marking a continuation of hostilities.
The Kremlin is utilising the recent United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran to validate its ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian officials are pointing to the escalation in the Middle East as evidence that Western nations do not adhere to international rules.
Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Saudi Aramco closed its Ras Tanura refinery on Monday following an Iranian drone strike, an industry source told Reuters as Tehran retaliated across the Gulf after a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iranian targets over the weekend.
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. military has enough stockpiled weapons to fight wars "forever"; in a social media post late on Monday. The remarks came hours before conflict in Iran and the Middle East entered its fourth day.
Türkiye raised its security level for Turkish-flagged vessels in the Strait of Hormuz to Level 3 on Sunday (2 March). The development follows Iranian restrictions on shipping after U.S. and Israeli strikes and confirmation of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s death.
China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held talks with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov following recent military strikes carried out by the United States and Israel on targets in Iran, as tensions in the Middle East continue to rise.
Strikes across the Middle East are intensifying, fuelling travel disruption, driving up global energy prices and forcing diplomatic missions to shut their doors.
U.S. President Donald Trump has said the United States has a “virtually unlimited supply” of munitions and is capable of sustaining military action indefinitely, as the conflict with Iran entered its fourth day.
The United Nations has called for an investigation into a deadly attack on a girls’ primary school in Iran, which Iranian officials say has killed more than 100 children. The U.S. has said its forces “would not” deliberately target a school.
U.S. first lady, Melania Trump chaired a UN Security Council meeting on children and education in conflict on Monday (2 March), a move criticised by Iran as hypocritical following U.S. and Israeli strikes that triggered a UN warning about risks to children.
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