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A total of 43 civilians have been killed as a result of the Russian attacks on Monday
A total of 43 civilians have died so far in Ukraine as a result of the massive attack launched by Russia against Kiev and the Dnipropetrovsk region during Monday.
The death toll in the Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital continues to grow as the debris debris work progresses and already stands at 31 civilian fatalities, according to the latest part offered by the Kiev Military Administration, which figures 117 injured.
On the other hand, Russia denounced a massive Ukrainian drone attack against five regions of the south and the center of the country.
In addition, Ukraine’s health facilities have suffered 1,884 attacks since the Russian invasion, in which 150 people have died and 379 have suffered injuries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a day after a children’s hospital in Kiev was hit by a missile.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, which so far has not reported any victims, the air defense systems shot down a total of 38 Ukrainian fixed-wing drones last night.
The military side specified that the enemy drones were shot down in the regions of Belgorod (3), Kursk (7), Voronezh (2), Rostov (21) and Astrajan (5).
Although last night’s drone attack did not cause casualties in the Belgorod region, the governor of that border entity with Ukraine, Viacheslav Gladkov, denounced on his Telegram channel that yesterday four civilians were killed and another 20 were injured by Ukrainian artillery fire.
In the Rostov region, a drone hit an electrical substation and caused a fire, which was extinguished by firefighters, the governor of the entity, Vasili Gólubev, reported in Telegran.
According to the authorities of the Astrajan region, the airstrike caused a fuel tank to fire.
For security reasons, the airports of the cities of Astrajan and Volgograd restricted their operations.
The governor of the Volgograd region, Andrei Bocharov, reported that due to the fall of fragments of drones shot down by the anti-aircraft defense, there were fires in an electric substation and a fuel tank.
In addition, a joint attack with drones from the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and military intelligence (GUR) last night caused several fires at a military airfield in the Russian region of Astrajan and on energy infrastructures of the Russian oblasts of Rostov and Volgograd, according to sources from both Ukrainian services to the Ukrainska Pravda publication.
These attacks occurred after yesterday Russia launched dozens of missiles against several cities in Ukraine, causing about 40 deaths and more than a hundred injuries.
The Kremlin denied that the Russian Army is hitting civilian infrastructure in Ukraine, after yesterday’s attack.
On the other hand, about 400 members of the Ukrainian emergency services continue to work on rescue work at the Ojmatdit children’s hospital in Kiev and in other places in the capital affected by the missile attack that Russia launched on Monday against the city, as explained on Tuesday by the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenski.
“In the places where the missiles hit, emergency and rescue work has not stopped all night,” Zelenski wrote in a message published on his social networks in which he confirms that the death toll from Monday’s Russian attack on Kiev and the Dnipropetrovsk region, in central Ukraine, is currently 38 victims. Of these, 31 lost their lives in the Ukrainian capital.
Zelenski also wrote that his administration continues to work “to strengthen the protection” of Ukrainian cities from Russian attacks. “There will be decisions. The world has the necessary strength for it,” added Zelenski, who will arrive in Washington today to participate in the NATO summit.
Ukraine hopes to obtain new decisions from its allies at the summit that will allow it to better defend itself from Russian airstrikes like yesterday’s.
Kiev asks for total freedom to hit, with weapons from its partners, enemy military targets within the territory of the Russian Federation and to be able to neutralize the attacks of the Russian Army at the origin and in a preventive way.
The United States and other allies continue to impose restrictions on the use of their weapons in Russian territory for fear of Moscow’s reaction.
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Uruguay’s Lower House votes to legalize euthanasia amid broad public support
The Uruguayan Lower House voted Wednesday to legalize euthanasia, following the examples of Cuba, Colombia, and Ecuador, marking a significant social shift in a predominantly Catholic region.
The bill to decriminalize assisted death was approved 64-35 in the 99-seat Chamber of Representatives after an emotional night-long debate. The legislation will now move to the Senate, which is expected to pass it into law before the end of the year.
Under the new law, mentally competent adults suffering from terminal or incurable illnesses will be able to request euthanasia.
A key amendment appeared to help convince lawmakers who opposed the original 2022 proposal, requiring that a medical board review a case if the two attending doctors disagree.
Representative Luis Gallo, who opened the debate, recalled patients whose struggles inspired the bill.
“Let us not forget that the request is strictly personal: it respects the patient’s free and individual will, without interference, because it concerns their life, their suffering, and their decision not to continue living,” said Gallo of the center-left governing coalition, Frente Amplio.
Public opinion polls indicate broad support for euthanasia, from President Yamandú Orsi downward. Uruguay has also been a pioneer in legalizing same-sex marriage, abortion, and cannabis use.
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Trump deploys National Guard as Pentagon plans quick-reaction force for civil disturbances
The Pentagon is considering creating a task force of hundreds of soldiers to be rapidly deployed anywhere in the country in the event of domestic civil unrest, according to The Washington Post, which reviewed Defense Department documents on Tuesday.
The proposed unit, tentatively named the “Rapid Civil Disturbance Response Force,” would consist of 600 soldiers on “constant alert”, capable of responding to incidents within just one hour.
According to the report, the force would be split into two equally sized units: one stationed at a military base in Alabama in the eastern U.S., and the other in Arizona in the west.
Internal documents indicate that if approved, the initiative could cost hundreds of millions of dollars, particularly if troops are kept on 24-hour readiness and transported via military aircraft.
While the National Guard already maintains a rapid response unit, this new military formation would go further, potentially moving soldiers between states whenever necessary.
The plans remain preliminary, with funding potentially starting in fiscal year 2027 at the earliest.
This report emerges just hours after U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of the National Guard for the second time since returning to the White House in January. On Monday, Trump instructed this volunteer force, which supports the Army and Air Force in emergencies, to move to Washington D.C. to combat crime and remove homeless individuals from the streets—a third deployment to the capital.
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Colombian president Gustavo Petro warns against U.S. military intervention in Venezuela
Colombian President Gustavo Petro defended his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro after the U.S. administration labeled him as the leader of the “Cartel of the Suns” and authorized the Pentagon to use military force against drug cartels, which could lead to an intervention on Venezuelan soil to combat these criminal groups. Petro stated that any military operation without the approval of Colombia or Venezuela would represent an “aggression.”
Petro responded over the weekend following reports on Friday from U.S. media about President Donald Trump’s order to confront designated global terrorist organizations such as the Cartel of the Suns, the Sinaloa Cartel, and the Tren de Aragua, including operations on foreign soil. Furthermore, the U.S. State Department increased the reward for information leading to Maduro’s capture from $25 million to $50 million.
“I publicly convey my order given as commander of the Colombian armed forces. Colombia and Venezuela are one people, one flag, one history. Any military operation without the approval of the brother countries is an aggression against Latin America and the Caribbean. It is fundamentally contradictory to our principle of freedom. ‘Freedom or death,’ Bolívar shouted, and the people revolted,” Petro posted on his social media, clearly expressing his disagreement with potential U.S. military intervention in Venezuela.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in an interview on The World Over program on Friday that controlling these terrorist groups is decisive. He added that, for the U.S., these gangs are no longer just local street gangs but well-organized criminal enterprises spreading from Mexico, Guatemala, and Ecuador.
“We cannot continue treating these guys as local street gangs. They have weapons like terrorists, in some cases they have armies. They control territories in many cases. These cartels extend from Maduro’s regime in Venezuela, which is not a legitimate government,” Rubio told the audience.
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