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The drone and missile attack launched by Russia has affected 15 of the 24 Ukrainian regions

The massive attack with drones and missiles launched by Russia during the early hours of Monday morning has affected 15 of the 24 Ukrainian regions, as reported by the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denís Shmigal, on his Telegram account.

Shmigal explained that Russian forces have used drones, cruise missiles and Kinzhal hypersonic missiles in the attack. These last missiles are the most difficult to intercept in the entire Russian arsenal. Ukraine is vulnerable to the Kinzhal (which means ‘dagger’ in Russian) in most of its territory.

For his part, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, Dmitro Kuleba, again asked Kiev’s Western partners to allow him to hit with his long-range weaponry military targets throughout the territory of the Russian Federation to avoid massive attacks with drones and missiles such as the one launched on Monday.

And the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that it had launched this attack against targets of the “energy infrastructure” of Ukraine.

“This morning, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation launched a massive attack from the air and sea with high-precision and long-range weapons, and unmanned aerial vehicles against critical energy infrastructure facilities that guarantee the operation of the military-industrial complex of Ukraine,” says the military side.

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In addition, according to the Russian command, “gas pumping stations in the Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Kharkov regions, which guaranteed the operation of the Ukrainian gas transport system” and warehouses with aerial site pumps and projectiles “delivered by the West, at airfields in the Kiev and Dnipropetrovsk regions” were attacked.

Prime Minister Shmigal also recalled that there have been deaths and injuries in the attack. The authorities of the regions of Volín (northwest), Dnipropetrovsk (center), Zaporiyia (southeast) and Zhitómir (center-west) had previously reported the death of a total of four people.

Shmigal has also pointed out that “the target of the Russian terrorists was again the energy infrastructure.” “Unfortunately, there are damages in several regions,” said the head of government, who also reported power cuts in the country as a result of the impacts.

Ukrainian authorities have reported damage to electrical infrastructure in the regions of Lviv and (west) and Dnipropetrovsk. The massive Russian attack has also caused power and water cuts in some areas of Kiev, according to the mayor of the capital, Vitali Klichkó.

The Minister of Energy, Herman Galushchenko, has described the situation of the electricity system as “difficult” after the attack, and companies in the sector have announced emergency cuts due to the damage suffered by the system.

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Today’s is the ninth Russian massive attack on the Ukrainian electricity system since last March 22. Ukraine has lost much of its generation capacity in these attacks, which forced the authorities to ration the supply with scheduled blackouts of up to half a day during the first part of the summer.

Meanwhile, the president of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, announced in his speech to the nation last night that the Ukrainian Army has taken control of two other localities in the Russian region of Kursk, where Kiev forces occupy dozens of towns after crossing the border in early August.

“I just spoke to the commander-in-chief (Oleksandr) Sirski. We are advancing in the Kursk region, from one to two kilometers. We have taken control of two more locations. There are operations underway in another town,” Zelenski said in his speech.

The head of the Ukrainian state also explained that his troops continue to take prisoners among Russian soldiers in the Kursk region. “We are filling in the ‘exchange fund,’” Zelenski said, referring to the exchanges of prisoners of war that are carried out regularly between both sides.

In addition, one journalist killed and three more injured left a Russian attack on the city of Kramatorsk, near the Donetsk front.

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The deceased communicator was identified as Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters team that covered the war in Ukraine, the British agency confirmed.

The attack also reached two other Reuters journalists of Ukrainian and American nationality, who were in a hotel in the east of Ukraine.

“Ryan Evans, a member of the Reuters team that covered the war in Ukraine, died and two Reuters journalists were injured in an attack on a hotel in the city of Kramatorsk,” the international news agency confirmed on Sunday.

According to other versions, a fourth Polish informant was injured when her vehicle was hit.

The Kremlin assured that Russian forces attack only military infrastructure or facilities linked to the Ukrainian military sector when commenting on the death of a security adviser from the Reuters agency in Kramatorsk.

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Filashkin, the governor of Donetsk, recalled that throughout Saturday’s day seven civilians died in the region – which records the most intense fighting on the front at the moment – as a result of the Russian attacks, five of them in Kostiantinivka, while 15 people were injured.

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Peruvian presidential candidate proposes death penalty amid crime surge

Peru is facing an unprecedented surge in crime ahead of its presidential election scheduled for April 12, with violence fueled by extortion networks and a wave of contract killings linked to organized crime.

Police data show that 2,200 homicides tied to organized crime were recorded in 2025, while extortion complaints increased by 19%, underscoring the growing security crisis in the South American nation.

Amid this backdrop, presidential candidate Álvarez has proposed reinstating the death penalty if elected, arguing that extreme measures are needed to curb the violence.

To implement the proposal, Álvarez said Peru would withdraw from the American Convention on Human Rights—also known as the Pact of San José—which the country signed in 1978. The agreement prevents member states that have abolished capital punishment from reinstating it.

Currently, Peruvian law only allows the death penalty in cases of treason during wartime.

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“We have to leave the Pact of San José and apply the death penalty in Peru because those miserable criminals don’t deserve to live,” Álvarez told AFP during a campaign stop at a market in Callao, the port city neighboring Lima.

“An iron fist against those criminals,” he added, proposing to declare hitmen as military targets.

During the campaign event, Álvarez walked through stalls selling vegetables, groceries, and fish, greeting vendors while musicians played cumbia music nearby.

The 62-year-old candidate, who spent more than four decades working in television as a comedian, is a newcomer to politics and is running for president under the País para Todos party.

Polls place him fifth in voter preference with nearly 4% support in a fragmented race featuring 36 candidates.

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“I am an artist who has taken a step into politics to bring peace to my country,” Álvarez told reporters while surrounded by supporters.

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FBI: Man who attacked Michigan synagogue died from self-inflicted gunshot

The man who died during Thursday’s attack on a synagogue in the United States suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head, according to the FBI.

FBI agent Jennifer Runyan told reporters that the suspect, identified as 41-year-old Lebanese citizen Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, shot himself at some point during the confrontation.

“At some point during the shooting, Ghazali suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head,” Runyan said during a press conference.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security confirmed the suspect’s identity.

Authorities said Ghazali drove a truck into the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield, located in the state of Michigan, on Thursday.

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According to Michael Bouchard, sheriff of Oakland County, synagogue security personnel noticed the vehicle and confronted the suspect with gunfire.

Investigators said it would be premature to speculate about the motive for the attack, although reports indicate Ghazali recently lost relatives during Israeli strikes in Lebanon earlier this month.

“It would be irresponsible for me to speculate about his motive,” Runyan said.

Ghazali arrived in Detroit in 2011 on a spouse visa for U.S. citizens and obtained American citizenship in 2016, according to reporting by The New York Times.

He was the father of two teenagers, divorced from his wife in 2024, and had recently been working as a waiter.

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The newspaper also reported that Ghazali attended a memorial service in the nearby city of Dearborn for relatives killed in the recent conflict, alongside other grieving family members from the Lebanese town of Machghara.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the incident is being investigated as an act of violence targeting the Jewish community.

A source from Michigan’s Lebanese-American community told CBS News that several of Ghazali’s relatives had been killed roughly ten days before the attack, leaving him deeply devastated.

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Mexican Navy Ships Deliver Third Shipment of Humanitarian Aid to Cuba

Two logistics support vessels from the Mexican Navy — the ARM Papaloapan and the ARM Huasteco — docked again on Friday in the bay of Havana carrying a third shipment of humanitarian aid for Cuba.

The vessels had previously arrived on the Caribbean island on February 28 with a second cargo that included 1,200 tons of food, sent to help alleviate the country’s ongoing crisis, which has worsened following the U.S. oil restrictions affecting fuel supplies to the island.

Cuba’s deputy foreign minister Josefina Vidal confirmed the new shipment in a social media post.

“Two ships carrying a third shipment of aid from the Government and the people of Mexico for the Cuban people are now arriving at the port of Havana. Thank you Mexico for your solidarity with Cuba,” she wrote.

Previous aid shipments

During the second shipment, the Papaloapan transported 1,078 tons of beans and powdered milk, while the Huastecocarried 92 tons of beans and 23 tons of assorted food products collected by social organizations with support from the government of Mexico City.

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In recent months, Mexico has become the largest provider of humanitarian aid to Cuba, sending around 2,000 tons of supplies, mostly staple foods and hygiene products, in the two shipments prior to Friday’s delivery.

The first shipment alone included 814 tons of food.

Cuba praises Mexico’s support

Hours before the ships arrived, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel highlighted Mexico’s support during a televised appearance, describing the country as “a friendly and brotherly nation that has shown tremendous solidarity,”particularly praising Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.

Díaz-Canel also addressed reports suggesting that Mexican donations were being resold in state-run stores, dismissing them as a “disinformation campaign” promoted by right-wing groups.