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  • Russian defense ministry says it downed 42 Ukrainian drones overnight

    A Russian rescuer works in the courtyard of a residential building following a drone attack in Kazan, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. (AFP)

    MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday its air defense systems destroyed 42 Ukrainian drones over five Russian regions during the night.

    Twenty drones were shot down over the Oryol region, eight drones each were destroyed in the Rostov and Bryansk regions, five in the Kursk region and one over Krasnodar Krai, the ministry said in a post on the Telegram messaging app.

    One attack triggered a fire at a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Stalnoi Kon, said Andrei Klychkov, the governor of Oryol.

    “Fortunately, thanks to the quick response, the consequences of the attack were avoided — the fire was promptly localized and is now fully extinguished. There were no casualties or significant damage,” he said.

    It was the second week in a row where fuel infrastructure facilities in Oryol have been attacked.

    The heads of the Rostov and Bryansk regions said there were no casualties or damage after the latest drone attacks.

    Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield accounts.

    AN-REUTERS

  • Mother and her three daughters killed in Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza

    GAZA — A mother and her three daughters were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Saturday evening in northern Gaza. The attack targeted the Felfel family home near Sheikh Zayed Mosque in the region, according to local sources.

    The bombing resulted in the murder of the mother, along with her three children, as their house was destroyed in the strike. The identities of the victims have not yet been confirmed.

    The ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza since October 2023 has so far resulted in at least 45,227 documented Palestinian fatalities, with over 107,573 others injured.

    WAFA/06:07 PM