Both Russian and Ukrainian forces reported conducting major military operations, including airstrikes and drone attacks, as hostilities continued along multiple fronts over the past 24 hours.
On Saturday, Russia's Ministry of Defense announced that its troops had captured another settlement in Donetsk region. The assault unit of the 36th Separate Guards Motorized Rifle Brigade under the Eastern Group of Forces secured the area, the fifth settlement reportedly taken in one week.
Russia also claimed to have struck targets, including ammunition and supply depots, long-range drone production and assembly sites, and unmanned boat storage facilities in 142 Ukrainian areas. Russian air defenses reportedly downed six guided aerial bombs and 252 drones over the same period.
Meanwhile, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian military intelligence, in coordination with other branches, executed airstrikes on Russian military warehouses. They targeted a logistics hub in Russia's Bryansk Oblast, saying it was destroyed.
Ukraine's Security Service also revealed that drone attacks were carried out on the Kirovske military airfield in Crimea during Friday night to Saturday morning. The strike reportedly destroyed a Russian "Pantsir" air defense system and three helicopters stationed at the site.
Russia, Ukraine conduct reciprocal strikes across key regions
Russia, Ukraine conduct reciprocal strikes across key regions
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf warned on Sunday that Tehran would view the United States and Israel's military bases and facilities in the Middle East as "legitimate targets" should Washington take military action against Iran.
At a parliamentary session convened to review an emergency proposal on assembly regulations, Qalibaf emphasized that, at this highly sensitive juncture, Iran must accurately and thoroughly identify the schemes of its adversaries.
Qalibaf said that Iran is currently confronting Israel and the United States simultaneously on four fronts: economic, cognitive, military, and counterterrorism. Of them, the economic warfare and the cognitive and psychological warfare began many years ago and have persisted to this day, growing increasingly complex and intense in recent years.
The remarks came as U.S. President Donald Trump is reportedly "seriously considering authorizing a strike" against Iran, taking advantage of its nationwide unrest.
Protests have erupted in several Iranian cities since late December over the sharp fall of the rial and long-standing economic hardship. Iranian authorities have acknowledged the demonstrations and voiced willingness to address economic grievances, while warning against violence and vandalism.
Amid the ongoing protests, deadly clashes have been reported lately between police and what the government described as "rioters." However, no official death toll has been released.
Also on Sunday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency reported that Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will address the country's economic situation and political environment in a televised interview later that day.
Iran swears to counterattack if attacked
