How Sudan’s shift to drone warfare is fuelling a civilian crisis
Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.

Drone attacks on supply lines and safe cities are taking a devastating toll on civilians.






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At least eight people have been killed and nearly 60 injured in the latest wave of Russian strikes across Ukraine.
Rapid Support Forces accuse army of killing 30 civilians in attack on Nyala’s busy livestock market.
Russia strikes Kharkiv, Kramatorsk, Volyn and Rivne as Moscow presses its campaign against Ukraine’s power grid.
President Zelenskyy warned Russia’s ambitions extend beyond eastern Ukraine, saying its drone attack threaten NATO.
Emergency teams are searching for 7 missing crew after two chemical tankers were attacked in the Black Sea.

Ukrainian authorities say a Russian jet-powered drone struck a supermarket in its Odesa region on Thursday.
Romanian president says NATO to hold a summit to discuss increasing drone attacks on shipping in the Black Sea.

An Israeli quadcopter drone was filmed dropping a bomb on the outskirts of the village of Zibqin in southern Lebanon.
Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline was struck by drones last month in an attack that originated in Iraq.
The woman’s young daughter was rescued from a large fire inside the apartment, caused by the attack.