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News Wrap: At least 1 killed, dozens injured in Russian aerial assault on Ukraine

PBS News Hour - Segments

PBS NewsHour

News, Daily News

4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 30 August 2025

⏱️ 3 minutes

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In our news wrap Saturday, Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on cities across Ukraine, the AP reports Israel will soon halt or slow aid into Gaza City after declaring it a combat zone, and three Scottish brothers completed their record-setting row across the Pacific Ocean that lasted 139 days without stopping. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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0:00.0

In today's other headlines, Russia launched another massive drone and missile attack on cities across Ukraine.

0:08.0

At least one person was killed and a dozen others, including children, were injured in a strike on a residential building in the southeastern Zabarisia region.

0:17.0

There was one explosion, then another around 2 a.m.

0:22.3

We were sheltering in the common space in the building.

0:25.1

There were explosions one after another.

0:28.3

Ukraine says it shot down or neutralized most of the nearly 600 Russian drones and missiles.

0:33.8

Just two days earlier, a similar wave of Russian strikes killed 25 people in damaged buildings used by the European Union in Kiev.

0:41.6

On social media, President Volodemar Zelensky said it's further proof that Russia is dragging its feet on peace efforts while it ramps up its offensive.

0:50.8

The Associated Press is reporting that Israel will soon halt or slow humanitarian aid

0:56.0

into Gaza City and parts of northern Gaza. Israel has declared Gaza City a combat zone, saying

1:02.2

it's still a Hamas stronghold. It's urging the hundreds of thousands of people living there to evacuate.

1:07.9

But the Red Cross warned today that a safe evacuation would be impossible.

1:12.7

Meanwhile, the State Department has revoked the U.S. visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

1:17.4

and other Palestinian officials ahead of next month's UN General Assembly meeting in New York.

1:23.5

And you may remember that last weekend, we told you about three Scottish brothers attempting

1:28.4

to row 9,000 miles across the Pacific Ocean.

1:31.7

Well, they made it, and they set a new world record, too.

1:35.6

Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan roared into a Kansas-Australia marina, greeted by the strains of

1:41.4

Scotland the Brave on bagpipes, and a crowd of family and well-wishers.

1:45.9

Their epic journey lasted 139 days without stopping and without support. Onshore, they hugged each other,

1:53.2

then their girlfriends and their mother who'd flown in from Scotland. Their goal was to raise

1:57.9

money and attention for clean water projects.

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