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Asharq Al-Awsat
an hour ago
- Politics
- Asharq Al-Awsat
At Least 14 Injured in Russia's Overnight Attack on Ukraine's Odesa
At least 14 people were injured when Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa overnight, damaging high-rise buildings and railway infrastructure, local authorities said on Friday. Odesa is Ukraine's largest Black Sea port, key for imports and exports, and has been under constant missile and drone attacks by Russia since the war began. "Despite the active work of air defense forces, there is damage to civilian infrastructure, including residential buildings, a higher education institution, a gas pipeline and private cars," local governor Oleh Kiper said on Telegram messenger. Kiper released photos of burning houses and charred high-rise buildings. Local emergencies service said that during the attack there were at least 10 drone strikes on residential buildings, causing massive fires. Ukraine's air force said on Friday that Russia had launched 86 drones on Ukraine overnight. The military noted its air defense units shot down 34 drones while another 36 drones were lost - in reference to the Ukrainian military using electronic warfare to redirect them - or they were drone simulators that did not carry warheads. However, the military reported that drones hit 8 locations. Ukrainian state railways Ukrzaliznytsia reported that Odesa railway station was damaged during the attack, with power wires and rails damaged. Russian drones also attacked Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine overnight, damaging several private and multi-storey houses, Kharkiv officials said.
Reuters
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Russian drone strike kills 2, wounds 14 in Ukraine's Odesa, authorities say
KYIV, June 28 (Reuters) - Two people were killed and at least 14 wounded when a Russian drone smashed into a residential high-rise in Ukraine's Black Sea city of Odesa, authorities said on Saturday. Three children were among the wounded in the overnight attack, with one in critical condition, said regional Governor Oleh Kiper. Footage posted by the State Emergency Service showed firefighters battling a blaze and rushing residents down a dark stairwell in the 21-storey building. Russia has stepped up drone and missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in recent weeks as diplomatic efforts to end the nearly three-and-a-half-year-old war have stalled.
Russia Today
21 hours ago
- Politics
- Russia Today
Staff at Europe's biggest nuclear power plant attacked by Ukrainian drone
Workers at Russia's Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) were targeted by a Ukrainian drone just a few hundred meters from the reactor units, the facility's management reported on its official Telegram channel on Friday. The ZNPP, Europe's largest nuclear power plant, came under Moscow's control in March 2022. The region's residents soon thereafter voted in a referendum to become part of Russia. The plant has since frequently been at the center of hostilities, as both Moscow and Kiev have traded accusations of endangering its safety. The latest attack took place near the plant's hydraulic structures, approximately 350–400 meters from the reactor units, according to the ZNPP's statement. The drone is said to have damaged a service vehicle but caused no injuries. Personnel involved in clearing operations at the water intake canal managed to take cover before the explosion. The plant emphasized that operations continue under full safety precautions. The ZNPP's management condemned the Ukrainian drone strike as a 'terrorist act' and called the deliberate targeting of civilian nuclear staff 'a new level of inhumanity' by the Kiev regime. Russian officials have repeatedly accused Ukraine of nuclear terrorism over strikes on the Zaporozhye facility. The plant has been the target of drone attacks on multiple occasions in recent years. In April 2024, unmanned aircraft struck near the reactor containment areas, including a direct hit on the dome of Reactor Unit 6. Earlier this month, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which has a monitoring mission deployed to the ZNPP, also confirmed that its team heard repeated rounds of gunfire and multiple explosions during what appeared to be a drone attack on the plant's training center. That incident marked the fourth time this year that the area had been targeted by Kiev. IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi responded at the time by stating that 'any attack on any nuclear power plant, in particular Zaporozhye, is absolutely unacceptable.' He warned that such actions must stop immediately due to the risk of 'potentially serious consequences.'
Reuters
a day ago
- Politics
- Reuters
Ukraine's drone attack restricts traffic on Don River bridge in Russia's Volgograd
June 27 (Reuters) - Traffic on the Don River in the Kalachevsky district of Russia's Volgograd region was temporarily restricted to eliminate wreckage from a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack, the regional governor's administration said on Friday. "Sappers are at work," Volgograd Governor Andrei Bocharov was cited as saying in a post on the Telegram messaging app by the region's administration. He added that there were no injuries as a result of the attack. It was not immediately clear whether the bridge on the Don River, Europe's fifth-longest, was damaged. The Russian defence ministry said in a post on Telegram that its air defence units destroyed 39 Ukrainian drones overnight over the Russian territory and the Crimean Peninsula, including 13 over the Volgograd region. Volgograd airport was closed for more than three hours before flights were restored just before 7 a.m. local time (0400 GMT), Russia's civil aviation authority Rosaviatsia said on Telegram.
Al Arabiya
3 days ago
- Politics
- Al Arabiya
Iraq jails commentator for saying country was helping Israel conflict against Iran
Iraqi authorities said they arrested a political commentator on Wednesday over a post alleging that a military radar system struck by a drone had been used to help Israel in its conflict against Iran. After a court issued a warrant, the defense ministry said that Iraqi forces arrested Abbas al-Ardawi for sharing content online that included 'incitement intended to insult and defame the security institution.' In a post on X, which was later deleted but has circulated on social media as a screenshot, Ardawi told his more than 90,000 followers that 'a French radar in the Taji base served the Israeli aggression' and was eliminated. Early Tuesday, hours before a ceasefire ended the 12-day Iran-Israel conflict, unidentified drones struck radar systems at two military bases in Taji, north of Baghdad, and in southern Iraq, officials have said. The Taji base hosted US troops several years ago and was a frequent target of rocket attacks. There has been no claim of responsibility for the latest drone attacks, which also struck radar systems at the Imam Ali airbase in Dhi Qar province. A source close to Iran-backed groups in Iraq told AFP that the armed factions have nothing to do with the attacks. Ardawi is seen as a supporter of Iran-aligned armed groups who had launched attack US forces in the region in the past, and of the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework, a powerful political coalition that holds a parliamentary majority. The Iraqi defense ministry said that Ardawi's arrest was made on the instructions of the prime minister, who also serves as the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, 'not to show leniency towards anyone who endangers the security and stability of the country.' It added that while 'the freedom of expression is a guaranteed right... it is restricted based on national security and the country's top interests.' Iran-backed groups have criticized US deployment in Iraq as part of an anti-extremist coalition, saying the American forces allowed Israel to use Iraq's airspace. The US-led coalition also includes French troops, who have been training Iraqi forces. There is no known French deployment at the Taji base. The Iran-Israel conflict had forced Baghdad to close its airspace, before reopening on Tuesday shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire.
