Russian Overnight Attacks Injure One, Damage Infrastructure, Houses, Ukraine Officials Say

People look at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 February 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)
People look at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 February 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)
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Russian Overnight Attacks Injure One, Damage Infrastructure, Houses, Ukraine Officials Say

People look at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 February 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)
People look at the site of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, 12 February 2025, amid the Russian invasion. (EPA)

At least one person was injured in Russian overnight air attacks that also started a fire in a critical infrastructure building in the southern city of Mykolaiv and damaged several houses in the Kyiv region, Ukrainian officials said on Sunday.

The Ukrainian military said Russia launched 143 drones at the country overnight of which it had shot down 95 while 46 did not reach their targets likely due to electronic countermeasures.

The fire in the Mykolaiv building was quickly extinguished, Vitaliy Kim, governor of the broader Mykolaiv region said on the Telegram messaging app. It was not clear what infrastructure was hit.

Five apartment buildings and several shops and office spaces were damaged as a result of falling drone debris, Kim added.

In the Kyiv region, several houses were damaged in a Russian air attack, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said on Telegram. There were no injuries, they added.

There was no immediate comment from Russia.

Both sides deny targeting civilians in the war that Russia started with its full-scale invasion in Ukraine nearly three years ago.



NATO: Ukraine Still Receiving Arms Despite Mideast War

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte via Reuters/File
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte via Reuters/File
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NATO: Ukraine Still Receiving Arms Despite Mideast War

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte via Reuters/File
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte via Reuters/File

Ukraine is still getting essential defense equipment despite the war in the Middle East, which is depleting stockpiles in Europe and the United States, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said Thursday.

"The good news is that essential equipment into Ukraine continues to flow," he told reporters. That included American-made Patriot missile interceptors, which Ukraine desperately needs, he added, AFP reported.

The PURL program, launched last year, allows Ukraine to receive US equipment financed by European countries.

Some 75 percent of the missiles used by Patriot batteries in Ukraine have been supplied through the program, and 90 percent of the munitions used by other air-defense systems, Rutte added.

Rutte called on European countries to increase their own production capacity.

"They need to produce more extra production lines, extra shifts, opening new factories. The money is there," he said.


Germany FM Says 'Encouraging' if US Speaking Directly to Iran

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)
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Germany FM Says 'Encouraging' if US Speaking Directly to Iran

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul. (Reuters: File Photo)

Germany's foreign minister Thursday said it was encouraging if the United States was talking directly to Iran to end the war in the Middle East, but Washington should make its intentions clear.

"I hear that there are signs that the US is speaking directly to Iran. I think that this is encouraging and this is welcome," Johann Wadephul told reporters before heading into the meeting of G7 foreign ministers outside Paris, AFP reported.

With US Secretary of State Marco Rubio set to join the discussions from Friday, he added: "For the German government it is of great importance to know precisely what our American partners are intending."


US Envoy Witkoff Says Iran is Seeking an Off-ramp

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
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US Envoy Witkoff Says Iran is Seeking an Off-ramp

US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, March 26, 2026. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein

The United States has sent Iran a "15-point action list" as a basis for negotiations to end the current conflict, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff said on Thursday, adding that there are signs that Tehran was interested in making a deal.

 

Witkoff, speaking during a cabinet meeting at the White House, said that the nascent talks could be successful if the Iranians realize there were no good alternatives - a realization Tehran might be coming to, he argued, Reuters reported.

 

"We will see where things lead, and if we can convince Iran that this is the inflection point with no good alternatives for them other than more death and destruction," Witkoff told reporters.

 

"We have strong signs that this is a possibility."

 

Witkoff said Pakistan had been acting as a mediator, confirming statements from Pakistani officials.