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Ukrainian police officers open fire at what the Ukrainian presidency claims are "kamikaze drones" swooping low across the skies of Kyiv, with smoke rising from where the drones struck. IMAGES
Rescuers work in the Solomyansky district of Kyiv after a barrage of Russian missile attacks killed four people, including one in Kyiv, and wounded 27 others in the capital, according to officials. The attacks came a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to intensify strikes on Ukraine. IMAGES
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza City as they trade fire with Gaza militants in a flare-up of violence following the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike. IMAGES
The United States warns it will take action against companies and nations working with Iran's drone program after Russia used the imports for deadly kamikaze strikes in Kyiv. "The US will not hesitate to use sanctions or take actions against perpetrators," US State Department principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel says. SOUNDBITE
Vehicles lie destroyed in Kyiv as security and emergency forces work on the scene after several missile strikes were heard in the Ukrainian capital. IMAGES
A double suicide bomb attack hit a police station in Syria's capital Damascus on Monday, state media said, with a monitor saying at least 11 people were killed. IMAGES