KYIV: Russian forces attacked railway infrastructure and wounded five people in Ukraine’s central Poltava region, officials said on Thursday.
In Myrhorod district, an attack wounded one person and caused fires, regional governor Volodymyr Kohut said on the Telegram messaging app.
Ukrainian state railways operator Ukrzaliznytsia said the attack temporarily cut power to several stations and prompted delays of up to three hours for passenger trains.
In recent months, Russian forces have pummelled Ukrainian rail infrastructure, including attacks on hubs in the Kharkiv and Donetsk regions, as well as disruption in the Kirovohrad region.
A late evening drone attack on Poltava region also damaged a fuel station, causing a fire and wounding four more people, according to the emergency services.
The Ukrainian air force said it shot down 48 of 75 drones launched by Russia and reported 26 drone hits at six locations.
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Russian forces attack railway infrastructure in central Ukraine, officials say
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Australia PM says ‘military assets’ deployed to Mideast
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Thursday that “military assets” had been deployed to the Middle East as a contingency plan.
Countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from the Middle East this week after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sparked a regional war.
Albanese told the Australian parliament the government had sent six crisis response teams to the region.
“And we’ve already deployed military assets as part of our contingency planning earlier this week,” he said.
“I thank those Australians going into a dangerous situation in order to help their fellow Australians,” he added.
The Australian leader did not give further details about the nature of the assets, though local outlet SBS News reported they were planes.
AFP contacted Albanese’s office and the Australian defense ministry for further information.
Australia has said it has 115,000 citizens in the region.
New Zealand also ordered two military aircraft to the Middle East on Thursday in preparation for evacuations of its citizens from the region.
Countries have rushed to evacuate their citizens from the Middle East this week after US-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and sparked a regional war.
Albanese told the Australian parliament the government had sent six crisis response teams to the region.
“And we’ve already deployed military assets as part of our contingency planning earlier this week,” he said.
“I thank those Australians going into a dangerous situation in order to help their fellow Australians,” he added.
The Australian leader did not give further details about the nature of the assets, though local outlet SBS News reported they were planes.
AFP contacted Albanese’s office and the Australian defense ministry for further information.
Australia has said it has 115,000 citizens in the region.
New Zealand also ordered two military aircraft to the Middle East on Thursday in preparation for evacuations of its citizens from the region.
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