Ukraine Says Drone Debris Damages Critical Facility in West

In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
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Ukraine Says Drone Debris Damages Critical Facility in West

In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this handout photo taken from video and released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, the Russian army's 120 mm mortars fire at Ukrainian troops at an undisclosed location. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

A critical infrastructure facility in western Ukraine's Khmelnytskiy region was damaged during an overnight Russian drone attack, an official said on Wednesday.

"In Shepetivka district, as a result of the downing of enemy aerial targets, they crashed on the territory of a critical infrastructure facility," a senior official in the Khmelnytskiy region, Sehiy Tiurin, said on the Telegram messaging app.

He said the blast wave damaged non-residential facilities, residential buildings and vehicles and at least 16 people had sought medical treatment for various injuries, Reuters reported.

The Ukrainian military said on Facebook that air forces destroyed all 11 Russian drones launched at Ukraine overnight.

The Khmelnytskiy region has regularly been a target of attacks by Russian drones and missiles, which analysts link to a military airfield in the region.



Araqchi: Anyone Who Knows How and When Israel Will Attack Iran Should Be Held Accountable  

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
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Araqchi: Anyone Who Knows How and When Israel Will Attack Iran Should Be Held Accountable  

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi speaks as he meets with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Baghdad, Iraq October 13, 2024. (Reuters)

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, responding to comments by US President Joe Biden, said on Saturday anyone who knows "how and when Israel will attack Iran" should be held accountable.
Araqchi said on X: "Anybody with knowledge or understanding of 'how and when Israel was going to attack Iran', and/or providing the means and backing for such folly, should logically be held accountable for any possible causality."
Speaking to reporters at the end of a visit to Berlin on Friday Biden said he had an understanding of how and when Israel was going to retaliate against missile attacks by Iran.