Politics
Russia’s vast daytime drone attack kills three, wounds 30 in Ukraine

- Massive daytime drone attack rocks Ukrainian cities.
- Unesco World Heritage Site targeted in attack.
- Russia attacking crowded city centre: Ukrainian PM.
A rare Russian daytime drone attack on Ukraine killed at least three people, wounded 30 and set a building in the centuries-old centre of western Lviv aflame on Tuesday, officials said, following an overnight bombardment that killed five people across the country.
Over 400 drones were launched at Ukraine in the middle of the day, Ukraine’s air force said, an abrupt change from Russia’s usual tactic of launching similarly massive aerial attacks at night during its more than four-year-old war.
Video footage posted online showed a drone crashing into an old building next to a church in the historic centre of Lviv, some 60 kilometres (37 miles) from the Polish border.
Unesco site hit, casualties mount
In another western Ukrainian city, Ivano-Frankivsk, two people were killed and four injured, according to regional Governor Svitlana Onyshchuk. City mayor Ruslan Martsinkiv said windows at a maternity hospital had been blown out, but that nobody in the hospital was harmed.
Vinnytsia Governor Natalia Zabolotna said on Telegram that one person had been killed and 11 wounded in her region.
Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said a residential building was hit by a second drone, while debris from a third drone fell in a street.
“Russia is attacking a crowded city centre in broad daylight,” Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko wrote on X.
Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyi said part of the Unesco World Heritage Site around the 17th-century St. Andrew’s Church had been damaged.
Air defences also engaged drones throughout the day near Kyiv.
Ukraine’s air force posted warnings on social media of drones overhead in more than a dozen areas across the country.
Officials in Vinnytsia and Ternopil, both several hundred kilometres from the frontline, said explosions were heard in their cities and told residents to remain in shelters.
Overnight attack
The daytime strikes came after a wave of overnight strikes that killed five people across Ukraine and caused disruption to power supplies in Moldova. Ukraine’s air force said Russia had launched 34 missiles and 392 drones overnight and that 25 missiles and 365 drones had been downed or neutralised.
Two people were killed and 12 injured, including a five-year-old child, in the attack near the eastern city of Poltava, a regional official said.
President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said damage had been reported in 11 regions and issued a new appeal for allies to supply Kyiv with air defence munitions.
He has repeatedly warned that Kyiv, whose main supplier of air defence systems against ballistic missiles is the United States, will face a deficit of missiles while Washington is focused on the US-Israeli war on Iran.
“It’s important to continue supporting Ukraine. It’s important that all agreements on air defence are implemented on time,” he said on X.
Moldovan Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi said the Isaccea–Vulcanesti power line, Moldova’s key link with Europe, had been affected.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu wrote on X: “Alternative routes are in place, but the situation remains fragile. Russia alone bears responsibility.”
Politics
Iranian drone strikes hit Israel’s key aerospace industries

Iran’s Army says its drone fleet has delivered precision strikes on Israel’s key aerospace and weapons manufacturing industries.
Iran’s Army said in a statement on Tuesday that it successfully launched a series of drone strikes early in the morning.
The attacks targeted Rafael’s weapons industries in Haifa and aerospace facilities near Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv.
The Iranian drones also hit several refueling aircraft stationed at the airport.
Rafael Weapons Industries is a key military technology developer responsible for advanced systems such as the Iron Dome and David’s Sling, according to the statement.
The Rafael logistics and military center had previously been targeted by ballistic missiles launched by the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).
Over the past 25 days, the Iranian Army conducted multiple operations as part of Operation True Promise 4, which was launched immediately after the US-Israeli joint military aggression against Iran on February 28.
The Army has vowed to continue its operations with determination and remain steadfast in “its sacred mission to defend the country’s “independence and territorial integrity.”
Politics
Op. True Promise 4: Iranian missiles rain down on Israel’s intelligence hubs in new wave

In a fresh wave of retaliatory strikes, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) targeted the Israeli regime’s “secure” intelligence facilities in Tel Aviv.
The IRGC’s Public Relations Department said in a statement on Tuesday that it had carried out the 79th wave of its ongoing retaliatory Operation True Promise 4 against the Israeli and American targets.
Deploying powerful Kheybar Shekan, Emad, and Sejjil missiles alongside IRGC Aerospace Force kamikaze drones, the operation successfully breached the regime’s multi-layered air defense systems, the statement said.
The missiles, it stated, targeted Israel’s intelligence facilities in northern and central Tel Aviv, as well as military commercial and support centers in Ramat Gan and the Negev.
The missiles also hit Israel’s southern military logistics and command headquarters in Beersheba.
The missile strikes triggered widespread panic across Israel and forced the suspension of a Knesset (parliament) session on Tuesday.
“Plumes of thick smoke and fire engulfing the Israeli-occupied territories, while forcing over two million people into shelters, serves as undeniable evidence of Iran’s advanced missile and drone capabilities.”
Iran’s advanced missiles have once again demonstrated that the enemies’ “multi-layered defenses have been rendered ineffective.”
The IRGC further said that Israel’s systematic censorship and the Pentagon’s blackout on images of Iran’s precision strikes against US assets in the region, “expose the profound panic” of the two enemies and their “desperate attempts to conceal and manipulate the truth.'”
Iranian armed forces have been carrying out retaliatory attacks on US military assets in regional countries and on targets in the Israeli-occupied territories since Tel Aviv and Washington launched their joint military aggression against the Islamic republic on February 28.
In the last 25 days, Iranian Armed Forces have delivered a series of devastating strikes on enemy targets, effectively paralyzing the US air defense systems across the region.
Politics
Dubai launches pet evacuation service for overseas travel

DUBAI: The cargo service of Dubai Airport has introduced a new service to help residents arrange the transport of pets from the United Arab Emirates, according to an official statement.
A dedicated team based in Dubai will manage bookings and oversee the movement of animals from departure to arrival. Officials said pet travel can now be arranged across all emirates.
The company said pets will be handled with care throughout the journey and provided with food and water during transit.
Animals will be transported under controlled conditions on the ground and in the air, in line with international aviation rules. Special transit areas and support teams will be available at all times in Dubai to monitor animals during stopovers.
Pets will be moved using temperature-controlled vehicles and placed in suitable sections of the aircraft. They will typically be loaded last and unloaded first after landing.
Officials also said certain breeds of dogs and cats face transport restrictions and may only be accepted under specific conditions.
The service classifies pets based on their country of origin. Animals from general countries, including Pakistan and around 20 others, must be at least 15 weeks old to travel. Pets coming from higher-risk countries — including Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Comoros and Nigeria — must be at least 27 weeks old.
Authorities said the measures are intended to ensure the safety and welfare of animals during international travel.
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