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Russia says Ukrainian drones hit nuclear power plant during Independence Day strikes

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Russian officials said Ukrainian drones ignited an overnight fire at a nuclear plant in Russia’s Kursk region.

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The strikes coincided with Ukraine’s 34th Independence Day, marking its 1991 break from the Soviet Union.

Russia said the strikes hit several power facilities. The plant fire was quickly extinguished. A transformer was damaged, but radiation levels remained normal, and no injuries were reported.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog said it was aware of media reports of a transformer fire «due to military activity,» but had not independently confirmed them.

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A soldier of Ukraine’s National Guard 15th Brigade launches a reconnaissance drone Leleka to determine Russian positions near the front line in Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Monday, July 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Andriy Andriyenko)

Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said «every nuclear facility must be protected at all times.»

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A fire also broke out at the port of Ust-Luga in Russia’s Leningrad region, home to a major fuel export terminal.

The regional governor said about 10 Ukrainian drones were shot down in the area and that debris sparked the blaze.

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Ukrainian servicemen of the 44th artillery brigade fire a Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, on Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Danylo Antoniuk)

Russia’s Defense Ministry said air defenses intercepted 95 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory Sunday.

Ukraine’s air force said Russia launched 72 drones and decoys and a cruise missile overnight; 48 drones were shot down or jammed.

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke in a video from Kyiv’s Independence Square.

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President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds a news conference in Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 13, 2025.  (Ukrinform/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

«We are building a Ukraine that will have enough strength and power to live in security and peace,» he said, calling for a «just peace.»

«What our future will be is up to us alone,» he said, while acknowledging the U.S.-Russia summit in Alaska earlier this month, which many worried would sideline Ukrainian interests.

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«And the world knows this. And the world respects this. It respects Ukraine. It perceives Ukraine as an equal,» he said.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Trump’s proposed presidential library revealed as towering Miami skyscraper in striking new video

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A newly released animated video shows renderings of President Donald Trump’s proposed presidential library in downtown Miami, featuring a soaring waterfront skyscraper and museum space.

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Trump shared the video on Truth Social early Tuesday, offering a first look at the proposed project, while his son, Eric Trump, posted it on X with additional details, describing the project as a «lasting testament» to his father and his legacy.

«Over the past six months, I have poured my heart and soul into this project with my incredible team,» Eric Trump wrote, adding that the waterfront landmark would stand as a tribute to «an amazing man, an amazing developer, and the greatest President our Nation has ever known.»

«These images have never been seen by the public — until today. Enjoy!» he added.

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Eric Trump has been leading the project’s development and serves as president of the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation and is one of its trustees.

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Rendering shows the proposed Donald J. Trump Presidential Library as a towering skyscraper in downtown Miami. (@EricTrump/X)

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The video, set to dramatic orchestral music, opens with sweeping aerial shots of the proposed waterfront site, showing landscaped grounds with palm-lined walkways, fountains and green spaces before revealing the towering glass structure.

It shows a tall glass tower topped with a spire, with Trump’s name displayed in gold lettering across the facade and a large American flag draped down the center. A presidential plane resembling Air Force One is showcased on the ground floor, alongside gold escalators reminiscent of Trump Tower in New York City.

Additional renderings show military aircraft displayed inside the complex and a large auditorium-style space featuring a towering gold statue of Trump, a stage and large-scale digital displays.

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The library will feature a presidential aircraft display and gold escalators. (@EricTrump/X)

The design also includes replicas from Trump’s time in the White House, including the Oval Office, the West Colonnade and a planned ballroom.

The presidential library is set to be designed by Miami-based architecture and engineering firm Bermello Ajamil and built on a roughly 2.6-acre waterfront site.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Cabinet voted in late September to transfer the Biscayne Boulevard parcel to the Trump Presidential Library Foundation.

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Rendering shows the entrance to the proposed Donald J. Trump Presidential Library in Miami, featuring a gold-accented facade and aircraft display. (@EricTrump/X)

The proposed site, located near Trump National Doral, was briefly tied up in a legal battle after a federal judge paused the land transfer from Miami-Dade College before allowing it to proceed in December.

The Miami site is currently used as an employee parking lot for Miami-Dade College’s Wolfson Campus and is adjacent to the historic Freedom Tower, which served as a resource center for hundreds of thousands of Cubans who fled communism in the 1960s and 1970s and sought asylum in the United States. The 100-year-old structure is considered a symbol of the city’s vibrant immigrant heritage.

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The site is surrounded by luxury high-rise apartment buildings and has waterfront views, facing directly toward the Kaseya Center, home to the NBA’s Miami Heat, as well as Dodge Island, where many of the world’s largest cruise liners dock.

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A new rendering shows the proposed Donald J. Trump Presidential Library skyscraper illuminated at night in Miami. (@EricTrump/X)

The parcel was appraised at more than $66 million, according to media reports, but it could sell for at least $360 million, The New York Times reported, citing a real estate consultant.

President Donald Trump’s post also included a link inviting supporters to donate to the Donald J. Trump Presidential Library Foundation. The Trump Presidential Library Foundation’s other trustees are Tiffany Trump’s husband Michael Boulos and Trump attorney James Kiley.

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Trump carried Miami-Dade County by 13 points, the first Republican to carry it since 1988.

The unveiling comes as former President Barack Obama’s presidential center in Chicago is scheduled to open in June.

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Un nuevo misil estadounidense impactó en un polideportivo y una escuela iraníes, según un análisis

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El primer día de la guerra con Irán, un arma con las características de un misil balístico estadounidense de reciente desarrollo fue utilizada en un ataque contra un polideportivo y una escuela primaria contigua, cerca de una instalación militar en el sur de Irán, según expertos en armamento y un análisis visual realizado por The New York Times.

Funcionarios locales citados por medios iraníes afirmaron que este ataque y otros ocurridos en las cercanías, en la ciudad de Lamerd, causaron la muerte de al menos 21 personas.

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El ataque del 28 de febrero se produjo el mismo día en que un misil de crucero Tomahawk estadounidense impactó contra una escuela en la ciudad de Minab, a varios cientos de kilómetros de distancia, causando la muerte de 175 personas.

Sin embargo, en el caso de Lamerd, se trató de un arma que no había sido probada en combate.

El Times verificó videos de dos ataques en Lamerd, así como imágenes posteriores a los mismos.

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Reporteros del Times y expertos en municiones descubrieron que las características del arma, las explosiones y los daños coinciden con los de un misil balístico de corto alcance llamado Precision Strike Missile, o PrSM (que se pronuncia como «prisma»), diseñado para detonar justo encima de su objetivo y lanzar pequeñas partículas de tungsteno hacia afuera.

Una imagen del vídeo muestra cómo el misil estalla sobre una zona residencial cercana a las instalaciones deportivas y a la escuela. Foto Agencia de Noticias Fars

Los videos que captaron un ataque, en una zona residencial a unos 275 metros del polideportivo y la escuela, muestran el arma en vuelo, con una silueta distintiva que coincide con la del misil PrSM.

El misil explota en una gran bola de fuego en el aire.

Otro video, grabado por una cámara de seguridad ubicada justo enfrente del polideportivo, muestra el impacto en el polideportivo y la escuela contigua.

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Si bien el video no capta el misil entrante, sí muestra claramente una explosión justo encima de la estructura.

Las fotografías tomadas después del incidente muestran que ambos lugares quedaron plagados de agujeros, aparentemente causados ​​por las pastillas de tungsteno.

Hay un complejo de la Guardia Revolucionaria justo al lado del polideportivo.

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Se desconoce si fue alcanzado por el ataque.

Según un comunicado de prensa del Ejército, el misil PrSM completó las pruebas de prototipo el año pasado.

El 1 de marzo, el Comando Central de EE.UU. publicó un video del lanzamiento del PrSM durante las primeras 24 horas de la guerra.

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Días después, el almirante Brad Cooper, jefe del Comando Central, declaró que el PrSM se había utilizado en combate por primera vez.

Las fuerzas armadas han estado promocionando su debut.

Dado que el arma es tan nueva, resulta más difícil evaluar si los impactos del misil PrSM en Lamerd fueron intencionados, se debieron a un fallo de diseño o a un defecto de fabricación, o fueron el resultado de una selección inadecuada del objetivo.

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No está claro si la escuela o el pabellón deportivo están afiliados al complejo de la Guardia Revolucionaria, ni de qué manera, pero según imágenes satelitales de archivo, han estado separados del complejo por un muro durante al menos 15 años.

Según Amir Saeid Iravani, representante de Irán ante las Naciones Unidas, en el momento de las huelgas, el pabellón deportivo era utilizado por un equipo femenino de voleibol.

Fotografías y vídeos publicados en una cuenta de redes sociales vinculada a la escuela muestran que las instalaciones eran utilizadas habitualmente por niños.

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Además, según un análisis del Times, el pabellón deportivo lleva años figurando públicamente como una instalación de uso civil en plataformas de cartografía digital de fácil acceso, como Google Maps, Apple Maps y Wikimapia.

Las imágenes a nivel del suelo y las imágenes satelitales de las consecuencias del siniestro muestran el pabellón deportivo con marcas de quemaduras y el techo parcialmente derrumbado.

Las grabaciones del interior de la escuela muestran ventanas destrozadas, daños por el fuego y manchas de sangre.

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El misil PrSM está diseñado para eliminar tropas enemigas y destruir vehículos sin blindaje, y puede volar a más del doble de distancia que cualquier otro misil del arsenal del Ejército.

Un funcionario estadounidense que habló con el Times confirmó que el misil utilizado en el ataque a Lamerd fue el PrSM.

El funcionario no estaba autorizado a hacer declaraciones públicas sobre el ataque y habló bajo condición de anonimato.

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Otros expertos consultados por el Times también ofrecieron su opinión sobre el arma.

“Si bien sabíamos que PrSM había sido despedido, esta es la primera vez que vemos el funcionamiento interno del sistema”, dijo Jeffrey Lewis, experto en no proliferación nuclear del Middlebury College, tras revisar videos y fotos del incidente.

La observación de Lewis fue respaldada por Frederic Gras, otro experto en municiones.

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Afirmó que el vídeo que mostraba la detonación en el aire era muy claro y que «el patrón de daños por fragmentación es impresionante y coincide con la poca información técnica disponible sobre el PrSM».

El capitán Tim Hawkins, portavoz del Comando Central de Estados Unidos, declaró al Times el sábado:

«Estamos al tanto de los informes y los estamos investigando. Las fuerzas estadounidenses no atacan indiscriminadamente a civiles, a diferencia del régimen iraní».

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Lewis afirmó que el misil que se ve en el vídeo también se parecía a otra arma estadounidense lanzada desde tierra:

un cohete guiado llamado GMLRS-ER, pero dado que esa munición tiene un alcance de solo 93 millas, frente a las 400 millas del PrSM, habría tenido que ser disparado desde dentro de Irán, lo cual es muy improbable.

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Además del polideportivo, la escuela y la zona residencial cercana, un tercer lugar podría haber sido alcanzado por el ataque.

El Times verificó un video que muestra otra columna de humo elevándose cerca de los otros objetivos simultáneamente.

El Telegram local y otros medios informaron que un centro cultural había sido alcanzado, pero esto no pudo ser verificado de forma independiente.

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La BBC informó anteriormente que los misiles utilizados en Lamerd podrían haber sido misiles PrSM.

Los ataques contra Irán están siendo llevados a cabo por una coalición conjunta israelí-estadounidense, pero altos mandos militares estadounidenses dejaron claro que en los primeros días del conflicto Estados Unidos operaba en la parte sur del país, donde se encuentra Lamerd.

Al menos 21 personas murieron en los ataques, según la agencia estatal de noticias iraní, IRNA.

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Si bien esta cifra no ha sido verificada de forma independiente, fotos y videos publicados en línea por medios locales muestran escenas de un funeral multitudinario al día siguiente, 1 de marzo.

Otras 100 personas resultaron heridas, dijo Iravani, representante de Irán ante la ONU.

Según Iravani y testigos presenciales citados por el medio de comunicación en línea estadounidense Drop Site News, algunas de las víctimas fueron jugadores de voleibol que estaban entrenando dentro del pabellón cuando impactó el misil.

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Tasnim, una agencia de noticias iraní semioficial, publicó los nombres de las 21 personas que, según afirmó, fallecieron.

La periodista Negin Bagheri, radicada en Irán, escribió sobre dos de las víctimas:

Helma Ahmadizadeh, una niña de 10 años que cursaba cuarto grado, y Elham Zaeri, una niña de quinto grado, quienes se encontraban en un entrenamiento de voleibol cuando impactó el misil.

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Khabar-e Jonoub, un periódico iraní, informó sobre la muerte de un entrenador deportivo identificado como Mahmoud Najafi.

El PrSM es un misil balístico de corto alcance diseñado para reemplazar el Sistema de Misiles Tácticos del Ejército (ATACMS) en el arsenal del Ejército y la Infantería de Marina.

Desarrollado por Lockheed Martin en Camden, Arkansas, es capaz de alcanzar objetivos a una distancia aproximada de 640 kilómetros.

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Sin embargo, se desconocen detalles adicionales sobre el arma, como su precisión prevista y la cantidad de explosivos que transporta.

En guerras pasadas, el Pentágono ha desplegado en ocasiones armas experimentales como el PrSM en zonas de guerra activas para lo que los militares denominan «evaluación de combate«, siempre y cuando los comandantes acepten conscientemente el riesgo inherente al uso de una munición antes de que haya pasado por más pruebas.

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Russia allegedly sharing satellite intelligence on US bases with Iran, world leader claims

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that Russian reconnaissance satellites have recently imaged key U.S. and allied military facilities across the Middle East, raising concerns about potential targeting, after returning from a high-stakes trip to Gulf countries now under Iranian attack.

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Zelenskyy’s remarks come as Ukraine deepens its role in the region, sharing intelligence and defense expertise with Middle Eastern partners facing Iranian missile and drone strikes.

In a March 28 post on X, Zelenskyy said he had been briefed that Russian satellites photographed multiple strategic sites «in the interests of Iran,» including bases and critical energy infrastructure across the Gulf.

«Everyone knows that repeated reconnaissance indicates preparations for strikes,» he wrote.

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A satellite image from Planet Labs shows a plume of smoke above Tehran, Iran, on March 1, 2026. (Planet Labs PBC)

According to Zelenskyy, the surveillance occurred over several days in late March. On March 24, Russian satellites reportedly captured imagery of the U.S.-U.K. military facility on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. The following days included Kuwait International Airport and parts of the Greater Burgan oil field, as well as Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

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Additional sites imaged on March 26 included Saudi Arabia’s Shaybah oil and gas field, Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base, and Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, one of the largest U.S. military installations in the region.

Some of the locations identified by Zelenskyy, including places in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, have been targeted in recent Iranian attacks, though it remains unclear whether the satellite imagery he described was directly used in those operations.

The warning follows Zelenskyy’s recent visit to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Jordan, where he discussed security cooperation and shared intelligence with regional leaders.

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Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, passenger terminal. (U.S. Air Force)

In an interview published Monday by Axios, Zelenskyy said Ukraine had provided Middle Eastern partners with information about Russian support for Iran, including potential targeting assistance.

«I think Russia is supporting Iran directly, 100%,» Zelenskyy told Axios. «The same format of sharing satellite images like they did in the case of Ukraine.»

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Map of U.S. military bases Iran could target. (Fox News)

Ksenia Svetlova, an associate fellow at Chatham House, said recent developments point to increased cooperation in that space. «There is more cooperation in everything that has to do with intelligence,» she said, citing reports that Russia has provided Iran with «a target list, basically, through their satellites, American targets, but also air targets in the Gulf.»

Svetlova added that such support enables Russia to assist Iran without deploying troops or equipment.

«They are doing for the Iranians whatever they can without spending money, spending troops, or spending equipment,» she said.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin holds his annual end-of-year press conference in Moscow on Dec. 19, 2024. (Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images)

The White House has not confirmed the intelligence-sharing but said it is not impacting U.S. operations.

«Nothing provided to Iran by any other country is affecting our operational success. The United States military has struck more than 11,000 targets and destroyed more than 150 Iranian naval vessels, leading to their missile attacks and drone attacks decreasing by 90%. The terrorist Iranian regime continues to be crushed by the full might of the most lethal fighting force in the world,» White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales told Fox News Digital.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio also downplayed concerns about Russia’s role, telling reporters Friday: «There is nothing Russia is doing for Iran that is in any way impeding or affecting our operation or the effectiveness of it.»

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Foreign workers look at a tall plume of black smoke ascends following an explosion in the Fujairah industrial zone on March 3, 2026. Iran’s strikes on Gulf neighbors since February 28, following the U.S.-Israeli attack, forced the UAE to shut its airspace, blindsiding travelers who thought they were headed to one of the region’s safest holiday destinations. (Fadel Senna / AFP via Getty Images)

Lt. Gen. Richard Newton (Ret.), a former U.S. Air Force assistant vice chief of staff, said the reports should not come as a surprise.

«The latest reports that Russia provided essential imaging intelligence to the Iranian regime to target a U.S. air base in Saudi Arabia should surprise no one. Putin is our adversary who can’t be trusted.»

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«We should avoid a direct conflict with Moscow,» he added, «but there must be consequences for Russia aiding and abetting the Iranian regime that harms American military personnel and our assets.»

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk (not pictured) attend a press conference at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 15, 2025. (Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters)

Russia has not publicly responded to Zelenskyy’s claims. Fox News Digital has reached out to the Russian government and the Iranian mission to the United Nations for comment and did not receive responses in time for publication.

Carrie Filipetti, executive director of the Vandenberg Coalition and a former senior State Department official, told Fox News Digital the reports reflect a broader and growing threat.

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«There is no clearer signal that Russia is a dangerous adversary than the continued reporting that Russia is providing intelligence targeting Americans to a regime currently engaged in combat against the United States,» Filipetti said.

«American service members’ lives are at continued risk because of Putin’s war machine,» she added, warning that Washington must act to «hold the Russian regime accountable and prevent future American deaths.»

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Zelenskyy has also questioned ongoing discussions about easing sanctions on Russia.

«There must be pressure on the aggressor. And lifting sanctions is certainly not pressure,» he wrote.

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