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Russia launched a drone and missile attack across Ukraine, targeting multiple cities including Kyiv, following a recent Ukrainian raid that destroyed Russian bombers. The attack caused injuries, fires, and widespread damage, prompting Ukraine's air defenses to respond. Russia's President Putin indicated a potential response to the Ukrainian operation.
Russian missiles targeted Kyiv in a morning air attack, escalating international tensions and raising concerns about the ongoing conflict.
Israeli forces targeted a residential tower in Rafah, Gaza, causing damage and displacing dozens of families, though no casualties were reported. The attack comes amid stalled truce talks and fears of an imminent Israeli invasion, as the ongoing offensive has already resulted in a humanitarian catastrophe, with thousands dead, wounded, and displaced.
Russia launched a mass missile attack on Ukraine, with explosions reported in several cities including Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Lviv, and Poltava. The Ukrainian Air Force reported that the missile threat was over after several Tu-95MS strategic bombers left Russia's Olenya airfield. One person was killed and infrastructure was damaged in the attacks, with reports of explosions and strikes in various regions of Ukraine.
Japan's foreign minister Yoko Kamikawa pledged $37 million in aid to Ukraine from a bomb shelter in Kyiv during an air raid alert, as the country faces a new onslaught of Russian missile and drone strikes. The aid will support anti-air defenses and infrastructure, with Japan committing an estimated $7 billion in aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February 2022. Kamikawa's visit to Ukraine also included meetings with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and discussions on Ukraine's needs for air defense systems.
Israel has launched a third air raid on the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, targeting the Palestinian side with four missiles, according to local Egyptian group Sinai for Human Rights. The attacks prompted the closure of the crossing, which is the only entry point not controlled by Israel. Egypt has urged Israel to provide safe passage for civilians from Gaza, expressing concern over the escalating violence. The siege of Gaza has raised fears of a humanitarian crisis, with the Israeli military ordering a "total blockade" and cutting off access to essential resources. The UN has warned that the measures taken by Israel could lead to the starvation and death of innocent people in Gaza.
Taiwan conducted its annual air-raid evacuation drill, ordering cars off the roads and people to stay indoors, as tensions with China continue to rise. Sirens sounded and an "air raid alert" was sent via text message, prompting citizens to evacuate to safety immediately. China, which considers Taiwan its territory, has been conducting regular exercises around the island to pressure Taipei into accepting its sovereignty claim. The drill involved various measures, including seeking shelter in basement parking lots with hands covering eyes and ears while keeping mouths open to minimize the impact of blast waves from missiles. Other parts of Taiwan will carry out street evacuation drills this week.
Russia launched an intense air attack on Kyiv using drones, cruise, and probably ballistic missiles, causing falling debris in several districts and damaging buildings and cars. This is the eighth air raid on Kyiv this month, and Ukraine has been able to repel the vast majority of the attacks so far. Air raid sirens blared across nearly all of Ukraine for more than three hours.
Jordan is believed to be behind an air raid that killed a prominent drug dealer, Marai al-Ramthan, and his family in southern Syria, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The attack came after Jordan warned it would use force to eliminate drug trafficking to its territories and onwards to Arab Gulf nations. Another attack hit a building that housed a drug factory. Jordan has become a transit point for the trade, and the country has previously launched raids targeting drug smugglers in Syria.
Israel launched air raids on the international airport in Aleppo, Syria, killing at least one soldier and injuring several others. The airport has been a crucial channel for aid into the country. Israel has carried out hundreds of attacks on government-controlled parts of Syria in recent years, with a focus on stopping Iranian entrenchment in neighboring countries. The attack targeted a munitions depot by the airport, and Israel also reportedly struck a military airport in the Aleppo countryside.
Air raid sirens have sounded across Ukraine, with explosions reported in multiple cities including Dnipro, Kremenchuk, Poltava, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv. The extent of the damage or any casualties is not yet known. The raids come as Ukraine prepares for a major counteroffensive to retake territory in the country’s east and south that is occupied by the Russians.
Air raid sirens sounded in Kyiv and across Ukraine, with explosions reportedly heard in Dnipro and in the Potava region. There were no details on which targets had been struck after midnight or of damage and casualties. The parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe has voted that the forced detention and deportation of children from Russian occupied territories of Ukraine is genocide. At least seven civilians were killed and 33 injured between Wednesday and Thursday, Ukraine’s presidential office said. Russia has reinforced its defences ahead of a much-expected counterattack by Ukrainian forces.
A bright flash observed in the sky over Kyiv generated much speculation, with officials initially suspecting it was a Nasa satellite falling to Earth. However, Nasa has confirmed that the satellite in question, RHESSI, was still in orbit at the time of the flash and would re-enter Earth's atmosphere during the night. The Ukrainian air force suggested the flash might have been a meteorite, but they were confident it had not been caused by a Russian air attack. Ukrainian social media has been awash with theories and memes about what the flash could have been, with a popular theme being that it was caused by aliens.
Myanmar's military has confirmed carrying out an air attack on a community hall in the central Sagaing region that reportedly killed at least 50 people, including women and schoolchildren performing dances. The UN and rights groups say soldiers in Myanmar have engaged in thousands of indiscriminate killings, arbitrary arrests and torture. The attack on Pa Zi Gyi would be the deadliest in the country since the military toppled Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government in a coup in February 2021.
Mark Hamill, known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, has lent his voice to a Ukrainian air raid app to warn citizens of incoming attacks during the ongoing conflict with Russia. The app, called Air Alert, is linked to Ukraine's air defense system. Hamill's voiceover contains recognizable quotes from the Star Wars franchise, and some Ukrainian residents have found solace in his Star Wars-influenced voiceover.