The Russian army took control of the Novaya Ukrainka settlement in the Donetsk region, and launched a large-scale attack on Ukrainian military facilities and oil refineries using precision-guided weapons and drones, said the Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday.
According to the ministry's battle report, the Russian army repelled multiple attacks by the Ukrainian army and launched offensives in the directions of Kharkiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovsk. The military operations killed and wounded more than 1,235 Ukrainian soldiers, destroyed two tanks, eight combat armored vehicles, one unmanned boat, 55 vehicles and other equipment of the Ukrainian army including self-propelled artillery. The Russian air defense forces shot down one Neptune missile and 102 fixed-wing drones of the Ukrainian army.
The Ukrainian Air Force issued a statement earlier Sunday saying that Russia once again launched a large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine from Saturday night to the early morning of Sunday.
Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said that considering the number of drones and various missiles used, this round of Russian attack was the "largest air strike" since the beginning of the conflict.
Russia launches large-scale air strike on Ukrainian military targets
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday condemned U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iranian civil facilities including schools and hospitals as unjustifiable under international law and humanitarian principles.
Iran does not seek war and instability and always insists on dialogue and constructive engagement with other countries, Pezeshkian said in a meeting with a group of medical staff in Tehran.
Pezeshkian condemned the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, saying Iran had committed no crime.
"When they [the United States and Iran] attack schools, and maternity wards in hospitals, they don't respect any humanitarian principles. It's shameful and the world needs to see this. They claim we are terrorists, but they are the real terrorists who massacre anyone, anywhere, anytime they want. Now they stand on the stage and talk about human rights. It's shameful," he said.
Pezeshkian stated that the unity and cohesion of the Iranian people had thwarted enemy plots. He also praised the professionalism shown by the Iranian Red Crescent Society during the war.
The 40-day U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, starting Feb 28, killed Iran's then Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and more than 3,000 civilians. Iran responded with waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel and U.S. assets in the Middle East.
A two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States took effect on April 8. Lengthy talks between Iranian and U.S. delegations were later held in Pakistan's Islamabad, but failed to produce an agreement.
Attacks targeting civil facilities unjustifiable under international law: Iranian president
