Ukraine war: Five key developments to know about from the conflict this weekend
The White House says Russian officials have visited an airfield in central Iran at least twice in recent weeks to view weapons-capable drones it is looking to acquire for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine.
The administration released the intelligence as President Joe Biden gets set to meet on Saturday with leaders of six Arab Gulf countries plus Egypt, Jordan and Iraq for a regional summit.
Iran showcased the drones to Russian officials at Kashan Airfield on 8 June and 15 July, according to the White House.
The administration also released satellite imagery of Shahed-191 and Shahed-129 drones being displayed and in flight on the airfield, while a Russian delegation transport plane was on the ground.
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At least three civilians were killed and three more were injured in a Russian rocket strike on the northern Ukrainian city of Chuhuiv in the early hours on Saturday, a regional police chief said.
Serhiy Bolvinov, the deputy head of Kharkiv's regional police force, said that the rockets were likely fired from Russian territory. Chuhuiv lies some 120 kilometres from the border.
He said 4 rockets "presumably fired from around (the Russian city of) Belgorod at night" had hit a residential building, school and administrative block.
"The bodies of three people were found under the rubble," he added."Three more were injured. The victims are civilians."
Elsewhere in the town, rockets also landed at an elementary school and a building materials store. No victims were reported there.
Late on Friday, Russian missiles hit the central city of Dnipro, killing three people and wounding 15, regional Governor Valentyn Reznychenko said on Telegram.
Rockets hit an industrial plant and a street next to it, Reznychenko said. Footage on
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