Russia said Monday that its armed forces had taken control over two more settlements in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions, while Ukraine, on the same day, reported strikes against multiple Russian military targets.
The Russian Ministry of Defense said in its latest report that the Russian forces had gained full control over the settlements of Chervonoye in the Donetsk region and Novodanilovka in the Zaporizhzhia region.
Over the past 24 hours, Russian forces struck 142 areas, targeting Ukrainian energy and transportation infrastructure, long-range drone launch sites, as well as temporary deployment points for Ukrainian armed forces and foreign mercenaries.
They also continued to attack encircled Ukrainian troops in Dimitrov (known as Myrnohrad in Ukraine), located near Krasnoarmeysk (known as Pokrovsk in Ukraine).
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said that in the early hours of Monday, they carried out precise strikes on multiple Russian targets, including ammunition depots, warehouses for drones, fuel storage facilities, and the Pantsir-S1 air-defense systems.
It also reported that there were 87 clashes in frontline areas on Monday. In the Pokrovsk direction, Ukrainian troops repelled 22 Russian assaults.
Russia captures 2 more settlements, Ukraine attacks Russian military targets
Two major Qatari energy facilities shut down operations after being damaged during Iran's strikes targeting the Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said on Tuesday, adding that the situation had been contained.
QatarEnergy announced on Monday that it had suspended liquefied natural gas (LNG) production following attacks on two of its energy facilities, and on Tuesday said it was suspending production of downstream natural gas products such as urea and methanol.
The shutdown sent gas prices skyrocketing on global energy markets, provoking fears of an energy crisis sparked by the conflict in the Middle East.
Speaking during his weekly press conference, Al-Ansari said that the decision to shut down the facilities was taken as a precaution, to ensure the safety of personnel and infrastructure after the strike damaged key production and processing sites.
"The damage was contained and now the operations to assess, technically, the safety of the facilities is underway. And from the defensive posture, as you have seen, we have been ready in monitoring and dealing with all of these attacks," he said.
Al-Ansari said that Qatar is committed to de-escalating the situation, and added that Qatar had not had any contact with Iran since Feb 28.
"Qatar's diplomatic stance has always been firm and clear: committed to peace, actively promoting de-escalation, advocating dialogue and consultation, and striving to resolve the conflict peacefully," he said.
Major Qatari energy facilities damaged in Iranian strikes: foreign ministry
