Russian Missile Strikes Injure 17 in Central Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Police experts work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Gorb/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Police experts work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Gorb/File Photo
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Russian Missile Strikes Injure 17 in Central Ukraine

FILE PHOTO: Police experts work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Gorb/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Police experts work at a site of a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine August 28, 2024. REUTERS/Andrii Gorb/File Photo

Russian missile strikes on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih wounded 17 people, authorities said on Sunday, following an overnight attack on the country that included dozens of drones.

A police officer and rescue worker were among those injured in the strikes that damaged sites including an administrative building, a hotel and an educational facility, the National Police said on social media.

Regional governor Serhiy Lysak said in a later update that only 15 apartment buildings, stores, a cafe, a church, office spaces, a bank branch and a gas pipeline had been damaged in the city, which is President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's hometown, Reuters reported.

Kyiv's military said Russia had fired two ballistic missiles, and also reported that Ukraine had shot down 31 out of 49 Russian drones across the country.

Around 10 drones were destroyed near the capital Kyiv, the city's military administration said on the Telegram messaging app. There were no reports of destruction or injuries, it added.

Reuters could not independently verify the reports.

Russia has denied targeting civilians in its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, launched in February 2022, but has regularly fired missiles and drones at towns and cities far behind the front lines.



Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Will Make Decisions Based on its Interests

Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Will Make Decisions Based on its Interests
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Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Will Make Decisions Based on its Interests

Netanyahu Tells Trump Israel Will Make Decisions Based on its Interests

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with former US President Donald Trump, the prime minister's office said on Sunday.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated what he has also said publicly: Israel takes into account the issues the US administration raises, but in the end, will make its decisions based on its national interests," it said.

Trump, speaking later to reporters in Philadelphia, said he had had "a very nice call" with Netanyahu on Saturday.

The Israeli leader had asked his opinion about what to do with Iran, he said. Israel is pondering its military reaction to recent Iranian missile strikes.

"He was asking what I thought. And I just said, you do what you have to do," Trump said.