The U.S. Central Command announced that it fired on a ship that attempted to breach the Strait of Hormuz blockade. The command stated the vessel had visited an Iranian port and ignored repeated warnings before the operation.
Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17
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Kyiv: Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 15 people and wounded 42 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukraine's state emergency service said. The attack was the latest in a series of large-scale Russian ballistic missile strikes that have become near-routine this summer.
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Russian missile and drone barrage in Ukrainian capital region kills 17 The strikes mainly targeted warehouses belonging to civilian businesses Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the surrounding region killed 17 people and wounded 44 others overnight into Wednesday, Ukr…
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