War in Europe

The nuclear fears trigger painful memories from those who lived through the Chernobyl disaster, when Soviet authorities initially kept the accident secret.

Kyiv's support for the United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for a nuclear-free Middle East led to an angry response from Israelis online. "We always vote the same way because our position is consistently against nuclear weapons in the world," Ukrainian envoy says.

Loud explosions heard across the Ukrainian capital in the early morning as residents prepared to go to work. Some of them receive text messages from the emergency services about the threat of a missile attack.

The Ukrainian president suggests that cooperation between Moscow and Tehran would not have happened had Jerusalem agreed to supply Kyiv with military aid.

The Prime Minister's Office says he reiterated Israel's support for Ukraine and expressed his "deep concern" about the military connection between Iran and Russia.

The development removes one of several obstacles to Israeli support for Ukraine, The New York Times reports quoting senior officials.

In a shift in policy, Jerusalem offers to help Kyiv develop air attack alerts for civilians, but remains firm on not supplying the country with weapons.

The request will be made to Jerusalem amid ongoing Russian aerial bombardments in Ukraine and revelations that Tehran is providing Moscow with suicide drones and other arms.

Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the US "strongly condemns Russia's missile strikes" and that the attack "continues to demonstrate Putin's brutality". Analysts believe the slower-moving Shahed drones can be programmed to accurately hit certain targets using GPS unless the system fails.