Russia said on Sunday that its forces launched massive strikes on Ukrainian military targets over the past 24 hours, while Ukraine reported that its troops attacked Russian oil and gas facilities.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in its latest report that the Russian forces launched attacks on Ukrainian drone assembly and launch sites, fuel storage bases, ammunition depots, energy and transport facilities of Ukrainian forces, as well as positions of Ukrainian troops and foreign mercenaries.
The ministry also said that the Russian air forces shot down 405 Ukrainian drones.
On the same day, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine said its troops carried out an overnight strike on the Saratov oil refinery in southwestern Russia. The oil refinery is a key Russian fuel infrastructure with a designed annual refining capacity of seven million tons.
In addition, Ukrainian forces also attacked targets such as an oil pumping station in Russia's Kirov region and a large oil storage facility in Rostov region on the same day.
The operator of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) said on Sunday that Ukraine struck a transport workshop at the plant and left six buses and two GAZelle vehiclesdestroyed. No plant personnel were injured, it said.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones also struck Enerhodar, the satellite city of the nuclear plant, local authorities said.
Russia's state nuclear corporation Rosatom said on Saturday that a Ukrainian drone hit the turbine island of Unit 6 at the ZNPP, but Ukraine's Southern Defense Forces denied Russia's allegation.
International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi expressed serious concern over the reported strike, warning that attacks on nuclear facilities are "like playing with fire."
The Zaporizhzhia plant, one of Europe's largest nuclear power facilities, has been under Russian control since March 2022.
Russia reports strikes on Ukrainian military targets, Ukraine claims strikes on Russian energy facilities
The crisis in Yemen has upturned the lives of children across Yemen, disrupting education during their formative years and leaving many in a state of constant fright.
Millions of minors in the Middle Eastern country face a childhood defined by displacement, hunger, and survival. After more than a decade of conflict that has led to severe malnutrition and the collapse of essential services, young people are growing up knowing more about survival than stability.
In Yemen's capital city Sana'a, 11-year-old Rafiq Ahmed Abdo was forced to leave school because his family could no longer survive without his help.
Now, he spends his days selling prickly pears under the scorching sun on the streets of Sana'a. On a good day, after an exhausting 12 hours of work, he earns around 1,500 Yemeni riyals, or less than seven U.S. dollars.
"The war prevented us from continuing our education. I regret leaving school, but the situation forced me to do it. I want to return to school so that I can achieve my dreams to become a doctor," Abdo said.
His story, echoed across the country, reflects the reality facing an entire generation of Yemeni children whose lives have been shaped by conflict, deprivation, and uncertainty.
According to United Nations estimates, around 7.4 million children across Yemen are in urgent need of humanitarian assistance and protection.
"There are still children dying today -- a slow death today caused by the effects of the war. They are also suffering due to the lack of medicine, the closure of Sanaa Airport, and the closure of land crossings, which have prevented access to medicine for Yemenis," said Ahmed Abu Hamra, head of the Ayn Al-Insaniya Center for Rights and Development in Sanaa.
Apart from physical ailments, the anxiety of living in a war-torn environment has left an equally devastating psychological impact on many young Yemenis.
"A large number of children suffer from bedwetting. Some suffer from sleep disorders. Others live in fear of loud sounds because of aircraft, bombs, and explosions," said Ali Taysir, head of the National Authority for Human Rights in Sanaa.
Millions of Yemeni children still endure displacement, hunger after years of war
Millions of Yemeni children still endure displacement, hunger after years of war
