Ukrainian Strikes on Russia Kill 5, Including Child

A handout photo made available by the press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 26 July 2026 shows a man ride a scooter on a damaged bridge in Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 25 July 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA/93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / Handout)
A handout photo made available by the press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 26 July 2026 shows a man ride a scooter on a damaged bridge in Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 25 July 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA/93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / Handout)
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Ukrainian Strikes on Russia Kill 5, Including Child

A handout photo made available by the press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 26 July 2026 shows a man ride a scooter on a damaged bridge in Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 25 July 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA/93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / Handout)
A handout photo made available by the press service of the 93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on 26 July 2026 shows a man ride a scooter on a damaged bridge in Druzhkivka in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 25 July 2026, amid the ongoing Russian invasion. (EPA/93rd Separate Mechanized Brigade / Handout)

Ukraine fired hundreds of drones at Russia early Monday, killing five people including a child, according to Russian officials. 

The attack also set buildings ablaze, among them an apartment block and warehouses, officials said. 

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his forces had struck an export terminal in the western Rostov region, as well as oil facilities in the Yaroslavl and Udmurtia regions far from the front line. 

"Last night, our long-range sanctions were effective in the Rostov region. An export terminal approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) from the front line was hit," Zelensky said in a post on Facebook. 

"Deep strikes also targeted oil facilities in the Yaroslavl region and the Udmurt Republic, which is 1,300 kilometers from Ukraine's state border," he added. 

The five reported killed were all in Russia's Rostov region bordering Ukraine. 

Among the dead were a married couple and a child, while the attack damaged multiple buildings including a homeless shelter, regional governor Yuri Slyusar said. 

"This is an irreparable loss for us all... Emergency service personnel and rescue teams are working at the scene," he said. 

In the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine, Ukrainian drones wounded 12 people including two children and set fire to an apartment building, regional authorities said. 

Russian air defenses intercepted 276 drones during the night, Russia's defense ministry said. 

Ukraine has escalated its retaliatory strikes on Russia in recent months, partly to pressure Moscow to the negotiating table after nearly four-and-a-half years of war. 

Last month was the deadliest for civilians in Ukraine since April 2022, as Moscow ramped up its long-range strikes on towns and cities across Ukraine, according to the United Nations. 

Russian strikes on Ukraine wounded at least four people early Monday, including an 88-year-old woman who suffered burns across much of her body, according to regional officials. 



Trump Reportedly Holds Call with Netanyahu Over State of Iran War

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
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Trump Reportedly Holds Call with Netanyahu Over State of Iran War

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

US President Donald Trump held a call with Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu over when and whether to ramp up combat operations against Iran, US media reported Sunday.

Axios quoted one US and one Israeli official saying the two leaders on Saturday discussed the state of negotiations with Tehran, with Netanyahu pressing the president to launch strikes on Iran immediately after the US midterm elections and Trump eager to let negotiations play out.

The Israeli source described the call as "tough," while the American source said it was "direct," according to Axios.

Throughout the eight-month war Trump has pursued dual tracks with Tehran: a campaign of airstrikes and other attacks, while seeking to reach a deal that would jumpstart peace talks and fully open the Strait of Hormuz to vital oil and gas traffic.

On Saturday the president maintained to reporters that negotiations with Iran to end the war were "going fine," and that there were still one or two targets to "take care" of.

He stressed too that Washington was not in a hurry to take offensive action because it had already decimated Iran's military and its nuclear program.

The Trump-Netanyahu talks followed the disclosure Saturday by Iran's security chief Mohsen Rezaei that he had received a letter from US Vice President JD Vance seeking to revive stalled talks.

In another sign that mediators are keen to resume negotiations, a Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Friday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported.


UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
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UKMTO: Vessel Struck in Strait of Hormuz

FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, October 2, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

A vessel was struck on Sunday by "an unknown projectile" in the Strait of Hormuz, a British maritime security agency said, after Qatari media reported an earlier attack on a gas tanker.

Britain's UKMTO maritime agency said "the master of a merchant vessel has relayed a mayday call... stating that another vessel has been struck by an unknown projectile" in the strait.

Earlier, Qatar's state news agency said a Qatari gas tanker had been attacked on Friday with "unidentified objects" while transiting Gulf waters.

The attack struck a liquefied natural gas carrier, Al Mayeda, which belongs to the Qatar Gas Transport Company, Qatar News Agency said.


Iran Army: Any New War with US Could be 'Longer Than Previous Conflict'

Iranians motorists drive past a poster of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on November 1, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
Iranians motorists drive past a poster of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on November 1, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
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Iran Army: Any New War with US Could be 'Longer Than Previous Conflict'

Iranians motorists drive past a poster of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on November 1, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /
Iranians motorists drive past a poster of Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in central Tehran on November 1, 2026. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) /

Iran warned on Sunday that any new war with the United States could last longer than the previous conflict and that US President Donald Trump would not be the one to determine its duration.

"A potential future war could last longer than previous conflict, and the American president would not be in a position to dictate the timing or the conditions of its conclusion," said army spokesman Mohammad Akraminia, according to Iranian state television.

He was referring to the most intense phase of the fighting in the war that began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran, killing supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran responded by launching missiles and drones across the region, while the militant groups it backs also entered the fray in Lebanon and Yemen.

Iran's Defense Minister Mehrdad Akhlaghi on Sunday warned of a "proportionate, decisive, and impactful response" to any attack on the country, according to state TV.

"Those who pose threats will not dictate the scope, timing, or consequences of Iran's defensive response," he added, according to AFP.

Also on Sunday, Hossein Mohebbi, the spokesperson of the Revolutionary Guard Corps echoed the remarks made by the country's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in a written message the day before.

"In a conflict with America, there are no geographical limitations; a vast theatre has been defined for inflicting damage upon the enemy," Mohebbi said, according to state TV.

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States has knocked out much of Iran's military but still has to "take care of" one or two targets.

"We've knocked out their nuclear. We still have to take care of, I would say one or two sites, but we can do that in 10 minutes," Trump said.