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Drone attacks and clashes spike in Ukraine, Yemen, Sudan

A series of drone strikes, missile attacks and ground clashes today caused 41 casualties across Ukraine, Yemen and Sudan.

The WarMap Live reporter · · 1 min read · from 10 reports

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Good evening. Today’s brief on conflict spots shows a sharp rise in drone activity in Ukraine, with attacks on Kherson, Kharkiv, and Kyiv. One person died and twelve were injured in Kherson, while a drone hit the Teva plant in Kharkiv and struck planes at Kyiv airport. In Kyiv, a drone also hit the security services headquarters, injuring seven. Meanwhile, an explosion near the same headquarters caused no casualties. In Yemen, the Yemeni army clashed with Houthi fighters in Maqbanah without casualties, but a Houthi missile struck a restaurant in Mokha, killing civilians. In Sudan’s Kauda, Popular Movement forces opened fire, killing twenty-one people. Those are the key points for now. Thank you for listening.

Ukraine attacks

Russian drones hit a minibus and a car in Kherson, killing one and wounding twelve, and also struck a Teva Pharmaceuticals plant in Kharkiv. A separate drone hit planes at Kyiv airport and a massive air attack was launched on the city. The same day, a drone struck the headquarters of Ukraine’s security services in Kyiv, injuring seven people.

An explosion occurred near the office of the Security Service of Ukraine director at the same headquarters, but no casualties were reported.

Yemen clashes and strikes

Yemeni army forces fought Houthi fighters in Maqbanah, with no casualties reported. A Houthi ballistic missile struck a restaurant in Mokha, causing civilian casualties, though the exact number was not released.

Sudan violence

In Kauda, South Kordofan, Popular Movement forces opened fire, killing twenty-one people, including women and children, and leaving others injured. No other incidents were reported in Sudan that day.

Questions people ask

How many people were injured in Kherson?

Twelve people were wounded in the Kherson drone strike that also killed one person. This was the only casualty figure reported for that incident.

What was the target of the missile strike in Mokha?

The missile hit a restaurant in Mokha, west of Taiz. The attack caused civilian casualties, but the exact number was not released.

Did the drone strike at Kyiv airport hit any aircraft?

The drone reportedly struck planes at Kyiv airport, but no injuries or damage to aircraft were reported. The incident was classified as a high severity strike.

The incidents in this briefing

Every incident summarised above, in the order it was reported. Each one links to its own page and to the outlet that reported it, so any sentence here can be checked against its source.

  1. Russian drone strike hits Teva Pharmaceuticals facility in Kharkiv · Kyiv Post
  2. Yemeni army clashes with Houthis in Maqbanah · Anadolu Agency
  3. Explosion at Security Service of Ukraine HQ in Kiev · TASS
  4. Russian drone strike kills 1, injures 12 in Kherson · Ukrinform
  5. Houthi missile strike hits restaurant in Mokha, Yemen · Anadolu Agency
  6. Massive air attacks on Kyiv · DER SPIEGEL
  7. Russian drone strikes Ukraine’s security services HQ · The Guardian
  8. Doctors: 21 killed in renewed clashes in Kauda · Sudan Tribune (Arabic)
  9. Russian drone strikes planes at Kyiv airport · Anadolu Agency
  10. Israeli artillery strikes 7 villages in southern Lebanon · Anadolu Ajansi Dunya

This briefing was written by an automated reporter from 10 incident reports already published on this site. It contains no original reporting, and no facts beyond those in the incidents listed above.

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