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May 21, 2026 12:59 PM

Two dead after drone attack on Syzran in Russia’s Samara region, governor says

Two people were killed in a drone attack on the town of Syzran in Russia's Samara region on the Volga River, the local governor said, while Ukraine also reported two dead as the two sides exchanged attacks overnight. A large oil refinery is located in Syzran, some 1,000 km (620 miles) from the border with Ukraine. The Samara governor, Vyacheslav Fedorishchev, made no mention of whether any infrastructure was damaged in his post on Telegram. Elsewhere in Russia, three people were injured in a d...

May 15, 2026 10:53 AM

Russia pounds Ukraine in heaviest wartime drone attack over two days

Russia carried out its largest aerial attack over a two-day period since the start of its war in Ukraine, pounding the capital Kyiv and other cities with hundreds of drones, Ukrainian officials said on Thursday. Russia had launched 1,567 drones since the start of Wednesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said. At least 27 civilians have been killed over the two days, officials said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Saturday that the war, which has killed hundreds of thousands ...

March 18, 2026 11:00 AM

UAE successfully intercepts Iranian missile and drone attack

The UAE Ministry of Defence has confirmed that national air defence systems successfully intercepted a wave of Iranian missile and drone threats in the early hours of Wednesday, March 18. Loud explosions were heard across Dubai as interceptors engaged incoming projectiles in the night sky. As a precaution, nationwide distance learning has been extended for two weeks. Authorities are urging residents to stay in safe locations during active alerts and to rely only on official Ministry of Defence c...

March 16, 2026 11:50 AM

Fire near Dubai airport under control after drone attack, flights suspended

Dubai authorities brought under control on Monday a fire caused by a drone attack near the city's international airport that forced a temporary suspension of flights, though no injuries were reported, they said. The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has thrown global aviation into turmoil, with flights cancelled, rescheduled and rerouted, as most Middle East airspace stays shut over fears of missile and drone attacks, while the crisis sends fuel prices soaring. Monday's incident is the third at the...

May 9, 2025 3:15 PM

India has sufficient food reserves: Shivraj Singh Chauhan amid escalation

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday assured the nation that India has ample food reserves and there is no shortage of essential agricultural commodities. He said that the country’s agricultural stockpiles are at full capacity. While soldiers are stationed at the border, Chouhan emphasized that farmers continue to work diligently in the fields. He also announced that the Centre is formulating a new scheme aimed at boosting crop production. “As the agriculture departme...

November 26, 2024 2:45 PM

Russia strikes Ukraine’s critical infrastructure in war’s largest drone attack

Russian forces staged their largest ever drone attack on Ukraine overnight, cutting power to much of the western region of Ternopil and damaging residential buildings in Kyiv region, Ukraine's officials said on Tuesday. Intensified nightly drone attacks on Ukrainian cities are coinciding with a major push by Russia along frontlines in Ukraine's east, where Russian forces have made some of the largest monthly territorial gains since 2022. Of 188 drones used overnight, Ukraine shot down 76 and l...

October 3, 2024 3:28 PM

Russia launches major drone attack on Ukraine, damages energy infrastructure

Russian forces launched a major drone attack overnight on 15 Ukrainian regions, causing damage to energy infrastructure and residential buildings, authorities said on Thursday. The Ukrainian air force said it had shot down 78 out of 105 Russian drones during the assault, with 23 more likely impacted by active electronic jamming. The drones damaged power lines and substations' equipment in the Kyiv, Odesa and Ivano-Frankivsk regions in the past 24 hours, Ukraine's energy ministry said on the Te...

August 27, 2024 10:54 AM

Russia pounds Ukraine with missiles, drones for second day in row

Russia launched several waves of missile and drone attacks overnight targeting Kyiv and other regions, Ukraine's military said early on Tuesday, a day after Moscow's biggest such attack of the war. At least one person was killed when a civilian object was "wiped out" in the central Ukraine city of Kryvyi Rih, regional officials said. Kyiv region's air defence systems were deployed several times overnight to repel missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital, the region's military admi...